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CODE OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. 



SCHOOL LAWS 



OF THE 



State of Washington, 



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Embracing the Constitution of Washington, 
Official Rulings, and Blank Forms. 



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THIS VOLUME IS STATE PEOPEKTY 

AND IS FOR FSB BY THE OFFICERS OF 



D istri ct No , Cou nty of 

State of Washington. 

School officers, on retiring from office, are required toy law to deliver this volume, with 
all other books and documents of an official character, to the clerk of the district. 



PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY. 



1901 



OLYMPIA, WASH. 

GWIN HICKS, . . . STATE PRINTER. 

1901. 



LIBRARY 

UNITED STATES BUREAU OF EDUCATION, 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. 



Entry Catalogue Number 



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PRESENTED BY 




Code of Public Instruction 



OF THE 



State of Washington, 

^ WITH 1^ SEP 30 



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EmlDraeing the ConstitiAtion of "Washington, Official Ruhngs, and 
Blank Forms. 



PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY. 



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1901. 



OLYMPIA, WASH. 

GWIN HICKS, . . . STATE PRINTER 

1901. 



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IIN^TRODXJCTION . 



The school laws set forth one of the duties of the Superintend- 
ent of Public Instruction as follows: ''Sixth, To cause to be 
printed, with an appendix of appropriate forms and instructions 
for carrying into execution the laws relating to public schools, 
and to distribute to each county superintendent a sufficient 
number of copies to supply each district officer, and to cause the 
same to be printed and distributed as often as any change in the 
laws makes it of sufficient importance, in his opinion, to justify 
the same." 

In accordance with the foregoing I herewith submit the " Code 
of Public Instruction," as amended by the Legislatures of 1899 

and 1901. ' R. B. Bryan, 

Superintendent of Public Insti'tiction. 



OUTLINE OF PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM. 



TITLE I.— DIVISIONS OF TERRITORY. 
Chapter 1.— The State. 

Section 1. System to consist of. 
Chapter 2. — The County. 

Section 2. Supervision. 

Chapter 3.— The District. 
Section 3. Term defined. 
Section 4. Form of organization. 
Section 5. Altering boundaries. 
Section 6. Limited to four sections or more. 
Section 7. May purchase school house site. 
Section 8. Preference right to purchase. 

Chapter 4. — Joint and Union Districts. 
Article I. — Union Schools. 

Section 9. Form of organization. 

Section 10. Powers of officers. 

Section 11. Determine grades and pay expenses. 

Article II. — Consolidated Districts. 
Section 12. Officers and number of. 
Section 13. Division of funds. 
Section 14. Retain corporate existence. 
Section 15. Organization of board. 

Article Ill.^Joint Districts. 
Section 16. When formed. 
Section 17. How organized. 
Section 18. Reports from and apportionment to. 

TITLE II.— POWERS AND DUTIES OF OFFICERS. 
Chapter 1.— Administerative Officers. 
Section 19. Officers named. 

Chapter 2,— Superintendent op Public Instruction. 
Section 20. Election. 
Section 21. Salary. 
Section 22. Powers and duties. 
Section 23. Clerical assistance. 



6 OUTLINE OF PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM. 

TITLE 11— Continued: 

Chapter 3. — State Board of Education. 
Section 24. Appointment. 
Section 25. Meetings and expenses. 
Section 26. Vacancies. 
Section 27. Powers and duties. 

Chapter 4. — Board of Higher Education. 
Section 28. Consists of whom. 
Section 29. Duties. 

Chapter 5.— County Superintendent of Common Schools. 

Section 30. Election, deputy and vacancies. 

Section 31. Eligibility. 

Section 32. Eligibility — official ballot. 

Section 33. Powers and duties. 

Section 34. Require and file reports. 

Section 35. Office days. 

Section 36. Appeals. 

Section 37. County commissioners furnish stationery. 

Section 38. Mileage expenses. 
Chapter 6. — School District Directors. 

Section 39. Election and qualification. 

Section 40. Powers and duties. 

Section 41. Liability for district debts. 

Section 42. Charge tuition. 

Section 43. Make by-laws — regular meetings. 

Section 44. Transact business for the district. 

Section 45. Have no pecuniary interest in. 

Section 46. Limit of district indebtedness. 

Section 47. Appeals. 
Chapter 7. — District Clerk. 

Section 48. Election, qualification and appointment. 

Section 49. Powers and duties. 

Section 50. Compensation. 

Chapter 8. — Teachers. 

Section 51. Qualification. 

Section 52. Make reports. 

Section 53. Properly keep the school register. 

Section 54. Enforce the course of study and rules of board 

Section 55. Employment on written order. 

Section 56. Not teach on holidays, etc. 

Section 57. Power to control and suspend. 

Sestion 58. To teach the virtues. 
Chapter 9.— County Treasurer. 

Section 59. Powers and duties. 

Chapter 10.— General Provisions Relating to Officers. 
Section 60. Deliver books and papers to successor. 
Section 61. Take an oath. 
Section 62. File signature. 
Section 63. Recognizing former officers. 



OUTLINE OF PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM. 

TITLE III.— THE COMMON SCHOOL SYSTEM. 
Chapter 1. — District Schools. 
Section 64. Definition. 
Section 65. Subjects taught. 
Section 66. School day and month. 
Section 67. School year. 
Section 68. Contagious diseases. 
Section 69. Pupils must comply with rules. 
Section 70. Length of term. 
Section 7L Compulsory attendance. 

Chapter 2. — Graded and High Schools. 
Section 72. Cities are one district. 
Section 73. Select a principal. 
Section 74. Select a superintendent for city schools. 

Chapter 3.— Cities of Ten Thousand or More Inhabitants. 
Section 75. Organization. 
Section 76. Constitution of board of directors. 
Section 77. Election. 

Section 78. Electors and registration of voters. 
Section 79. Declare result of election. 
Section 80. Qualification of directors. 
Section 81. Elections by viva voce vote. 
Section 82. Duty of president of board. 
Section 83. Duty of vice president of board. 
Section 84. Duty of secretary of board. 
Section 85. Secretary to give bonds. 
Section 86. Regular meetings of board. 
Section 87. Maintain an office. 
Section 88. County treasurer ex officio treasurer. 
Section 89. Board to fill vacancies in their number. 
Section 90. Quorum. 
Section 91. Auditing. 

Section 92. Powers and duties of the board. 
Section 93. Annual census. 
Section 94. Directors no interest in contracts. 
Section 95. Power to sell property limited. 
Section 96. Advertise for bids. 
Section 97. Annual school levy, how made. 
Section 98. Limit of tax levy. 

CtiAPTER 4.^ County Institutes. 
Section 99. When must be held. 
Section 100. When may be held. 
Section 101. Length of Session. 

Section 102. When teachers are teaching during session. 
Section 103. Institute fund created. 
Section 104. Expenses allowed by commissioners. 

Chapter 5. — Text Books. 
Article I. — Adoption of Books. 
Section 105. Adopting board to consist of whom. 



8 OUTLINE OP PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM. 

TITLE III.— Chapter b— Continued. 
Article 11. — Free Text Books. 

Section lu6. Board may provide free text books. 

Section 107. Officers may levy special tax. 

Section 108. Rules for care of books. 
Chapter 6.— School, Revenues. 

Section 109. Principal of the common school fund. 

Section 110. Income exclusively for current use. 

Section 111. State annual school levy. 

Section 112. Special levy. 

Section 113. Fines, penalties and forfeitures. 

Section 114. Warrants paid in order. 

Section 115. New district entitled to money. 

Section 116. How apportioned to new district. 
Chapter 7. — Bonds. 

Section 117. Authorized. 

Section 118. Election to vote. 

Section 119. Shall advertise sale. 

Section 120. Board to sell to highest bidder. 

Section 121. County Commissioners to levy interest. 

Section 122. County treasurer to pay interest from interest fund. 

Section 123. Board to furnish lithographed bonds. 

Section 124. Board may refund. 

Section 125. Holder to notify the treasurer. 

Section 126. Incidental expenses. 

Section 127. Method of redemption. 
Chapter 8. — Validation of Debts. 

Section 128. Authorization. 

Section 129. Board adopts a resolution to validate. 

Section 130. Determine time and place for election. 

Section 131. Call an election of district. 

Section 132. May issue bonds. 

Section 133. Shall advertise for sale. 

Section 134. Holders of warrants may exchange for bonds. 

Section 135. Notice of election to the treasurer. 

Chapter 9.— Certificate of Teachers. 
Article I. 

Section 136. Validation of outstanding certificates. 

Section 137. Classification of certificates. 
Article II. 

Section 138. Life diplomas and state certificates on examination. 

Section 139. State certificates without examination. 
Article III. 

Section 140. Examination before county superintendent. 

Section 141. Subjects of examination. 

Section 142. Examination fee. 

Section 143. County superintendents forward papers. 

Section 144. First grades renewable. 

Section 145. Second examination possible when. 

Section 146. Temporary certificates. 



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TITLE III.— Chapter 'd— Continued : 

Article IV. — General Provisions. 
Section 147. Registration of certificates. 
Section 148. Certificates naay be revoked. 

Chapter 10. — Elections and Meetings. 
Article I. — General Elections. 

Section 149. Date of annual election. 

Section 150. Notice of time and place. 

Section 151. Form of election. 

Section 152. Ballots and challenges. 

Section 153. Q'jalification of electors. 

Section 154. Declaring result of election. 

Section 155. Certificates of election and tie votes. 
Article II. — Special Elections. 

Section 156. To determine what. 

Section 157. How held. 

Section 158. Directors shall carry out the vote. 

Chapter 1L — Penalties. 

Section 159. State board of education. 
Section 160. County superintendent of schools. 
Section 161. Failure to account for school money. 
Section 162. Failure to teach hygiene. 

Section 163. County superintendent's failure to enforce teaching hy- 
giene. 
Section 164. District clerk. 
Section 165. Failure to deliver to successor. 
Section 166. Teacher's failure to enforce course of study. 
Section 167. Abuse of pupils. 
Section 168. Failure to attend institute. 
Section 169. Abuse of teacher. 
Section 170. Disturbing a school. 
Section 171. Failure to send children to school. 
Section 172. Defacing property. 
Section 173. Vivisection. 

Section 174. Failure to use authorized text books. 
Section 175. Failure to maintain school legal time. 

Chapter 12.— General Provisions. 
Section 176. " He " or " his." 

Section 177. Superior judge enforce compulsory law. 
Section 178. Against vivisection. 
Section 179. Dissection permitted when. 
Section 180. Shall procure and display flag. 
Section 181. Kindergarten schools. 

TITLE IV.— HIGHER AND SPECIAL INSTITUTIONS. 
Chapter 1. — University of Washington. 
A rticle I. — A dm inistration. 

Section 182. Location and name. 
Section 183. Aim and purpose. 



10 OUTLINE OF PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM. 

TITLE IV.— Chapter \.— Article I .—Continued : 

Section 184, Government. 

Section 185. Organization of board of regents. 

Section 186. Powers of board of regents. 

Section 187. The faculty. 

Section 188. Non-sectarian. 

Section 189. Attorney general the legal adviser. 
Chapter 2.— Ageicultural College. 

Section 190. Organization. 

Section 191. Ex-officio visitors. 

Section 192. Courses of instruction. 

Section 193. Departments. 

Section 194. Board of regents and their powers. 

Section 195. OfiBcers and their bonds. 

Section 196. Duties of officers. 

Section 197. Adoption of by-laws. 

Section 198. Management of funds. 

Section 199. Experiment station. 

Section 200. Congressional requirements. 

Section 201. Meeting of board of regents. 

Section 202. Oaths of regents. 

Section 203. Expenses of board of regents. 

Section 204. Biennial report. 

Section 205. Disbursements by the treasurer. 

Section 206. Employes shall have no interest in contracts. 

Section 207. Governor ex-officio member of board. 

Section 208. Power to grant degrees. 

Section 209. Power to erect buildings. 

Section 210. Power to employ architects. 

Section 211. Current expenses. 
Chapter 3. — Normal Schools. 

Section 212. Establishment of normal schools. 

Section 213. Appointment of trustees. 

Section 214. Election of officers — by-laws. 

Section 215. Powers of board. 

Section 216. Boarding houses. 

Section 217. Meetings of board. 

Section 218. Duties of principal. 

Section 219. Training school. 

Section 220. Diplomas and certificates. 

Section 221. Tuition expenses. 

Section 222. Courses of study. 

Section 223. Text books. 

Section 224. Age for admission. 

Section 225. Annual meeting of principals. 

Section 226. Biennial report. 

Section 227. Trustees shall have no interest in contracts. 
Chapter 4. — School for Defective Youth. 

Section 228. Establishment. 

Section 229. Who admitted. 

Section 230. Management. 



OUTLINE OF PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM. H 

TITLE IV — Chapter 4 — Continued: 

Section 231. Powers of the board. 

Section 232. Appointment of board. 

Section 233. Vacancies. 

Section 234. Constitution of board. 

Section 235. Official notice of appointment. 

Section 236. Annual meeting. 

Section 237. Treasurer's bond. 

Section 238. By-laws. 

Section 239. Special meetings. 

Section 240. Quorum. • 

Section 241. Official notice of meetings. 

Section 242. Meeting of executive committee. 

Section 243. Inspection by executive committee. 

Section 244. Trustees shall have no interest in contracts. 

Section 245. Financial and official year. 

Section 246. School term. 

Section 247. Biennial report. 

Section 248. The director. 

Section 249. Director responsible for property. 

Section 250. Removal of director. 

Section 251. Admission of non-residents. 

Section 252. School clerk's reports. 

Section 253. County superintendent's duty. 

Section 254. Compulsory attendance. 

Section 255. Expenses of indigent pupils. 

Section 256. Penalties. 

TITLE v.— REPEALING AND EMERGENCY CLAUSES. 

Section 257. Repealing school laws. 
* Section 258. Emergency declared. 

ADDITIONAL LAWS. 

1. Registration of voters in school elections in cities of 10,000 or more. 

2. Relating to vivisection and dissection. 

3. Relating to compulsory attendance in cities of 10,000 or more. 

4. Providing for county boards of grammar school examiners. 

5. Amending Ballinger's Code relating to refunding of bonds. 

6. Relating to violation of contracts by teachers. 

7. Fines, penalties and forfeitures belonging to school districts. 

8. Portion of license money for sale of liquors belong to school districts. 



CODE OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. 



An Act to establish a general, uniform system of public schools in 
the State of Washington, as passed by the Legislature of 1897, 
and as amended by Chapters XIV and CXLII of the Laws of 
1899, and by Chapters XLI, CIV and CLXXVII of the Laws of 
1901 ; also embracing Chapter XXXII, Laws of 1897, being "An 
act to provide for the registration of voters in all school elec- 
tions, in school districts having a population of ten thousand or 
more inhabitants, and regulating elections in such districts ; " 
Chapter XXVI of the Laws of 1897, being " An act to prevent 
vivisection and regulate dissection in the schools of the State 
of Washington, except medical and dental schools, or medical 
department of any school, and providing a penalty therefor ; " 
Chapter CXL, Laws of 1899, being "An act providing for the 
compulsory attendance of children in the public schools in cities 
of more than ten thousand inhabitants, " and Chapter XLIX, 
Laws of 1901, being "An act providing for county boards of 
grammar school examiners, prescribing manner of appoint- 
ment, term of office, duties and compensation of such boards," 
and Chapter CXXVI, Laws of 1901, being "An act relating to 
school teachers who violate their contracts for teaching." 

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Washington : 

TITLE I.— DIVISIONS OP TERRITORY. 
Chapter 1. — The State. 
Section 1. A general and uniform system of public state system 

" _ -^ -"^ of schools. 

schools shall be maintained throughout the State of 
Washington, and shall consist of common schools (in 
which all high schools shall be included ), normal 
schools, technical schools, University of Washington, 
school for defective youth and such other educational 
institutions as may be established and maintained by 
public expense. 

Chapter 2 — The County. 

Sec. 2. For the purposes of supervision and admin- 
istration each county in the state shall constitute one 
county district. 



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School district 
defined. 



Formation of 
a new district. 



Notice. 



Appeal. 



Chapter 3. — The District. 

Sec 3. The term " school district," as used in this act 
is declared to mean the territory under the jurisdiction 
of a single school board designated as " board of direct- 
ors," and shall be organized in form and manner as 
hereinafter provided, and shall be known as district 

No , county : Provided, That all school 

districts now existing, as shown by the records of the 
county superintendents, are hereby recognized as le- 
gally organized districts. 

Sec. 4. For the purpose of organizing a new district, 
a petition in writing shall be made to the county super- 
intendent, signed by at least five heads of families 
residing within the boundaries of the proposed new 
district, which petition shall describe the boundaries of 
the proposed new district and give the names of all the 
children of school age residing within the boundaries 
of such proposed new district, at the date of presenting 
said petition. The county superintendent shall give 
notice to the parties interested by causing notices to be 
posted at least twenty (20) days prior to the time ap- 
pointed by him for considering said petition, in at least 
three of the most public places in the proposed new 
district, and one on the school house door- of each dis- 
trict affected by the proposed change, or if there be no 
school house, then in one of the most public places of 
said old district, and shall, on the day fixed in the 
notice, proceed to hear said petition, and if he deem it 
advisable to grant the petition he shall make an order 
establishing said district and describing the boundaries 
thereof, and shall certify his action to the board of 
county commissioners at their next regular meeting : 
Provided, That when in the formation or alteration of 
any school district, or after the refusal of the count}' 
superintendent to form or alter a school district as 
prayed for, if any person or school district affected by 
such formation or alteration, or by such refusal to form 
or alter a school district as prayed for, shall feel ag- 
grieved by the action of the county superintendent, he 
or it may appeal to the board of county commissioners 



CODE OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. 15 

of his or its county. Said appeal shall be filed with the 
clerk of the board of county commissioners within 
twenty days after the action complained of, and shall 
state in a clear and concise manner the matters com- 
plained of, which statement shall be verified by the 
affidavit of the appellant or appellants or some one in 
his, her or its behalf. Copies of the notice of appeal 
shall be filed with the county superintendent and with 
the clerk of each school district affected by the appeal, 
at the time of filing said notice with the clerk of the 
board of county commissioners: Provided, That in case Maybemed 

-^ with other 

of a vacancy in the office of clerk of such school district, officer in case 

•J ' of vacancy in 

then the copy of the notice of appeal may be filed with clerk's oface. 
any member of the school board of such school district. 
The county commissioners shall, at their next regular Hearing, 
meeting, appoint a time and place when such appeal 
shall be heard. At such appointed time and place they 
shall hear and determine said appeal, and shall have 
power to summon witnesses and their action shall be 
final : And provided further, That at such hearing be- pn°endent's^^' 
fore the county superintendent he shall hear testimony ^'^'^I'^ss. 
offered by any person or school district interested and 
find and determine the amount of bonded and other in- 
debtedness of all the school districts affected by the for- 
mation of the new district, and shall find and determine 
the amount and value of all school property retained 
by the old district or districts, and shall find and de- 
termine the amount, as nearly as may be, of the said 
outstanding indebtedness that was incurred for per- 
manent improvements, and the amount incurred for 
current expenses, and shall make an equitable adjust- 
ment of all debts and liabilities between such new dis- 
trict and the old district or districts, and the proportion 
and amount of such debts and liabilities to be paid by 
each district, and the decision of said county superin- 
tendent shall be final, unless appealed from within the 
time provided by law : And provided further, That every Liawities of 

^ <J 1:' J t J each district. 

school district which shall be enlarged or created from 
territory taken from any other school district or school 
districts shall be liable for a just proportion of the 



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Creditors' 
rights not 
affected. 



Transfer of 
territory. 



Petition. 



Filing of 
petition and 
posting of 
notice. 



existing debts and liabilities of the school district or 
school districts from which suchterritory shall be taken: 
Provided, That in such accounting one school district 
shall not be charged with any debt or liability then 
existing, incurred in the purchase of any school district 
property, or in the purchase or construction of any 
buildings or permanent improvements then in use or 
under construction (or for which obligations have been 
incurred) which shall fall within and be retained by the 
other school district, but each district retaining such 
property shall be liable for the indebtedness therefor : 
Provided further, That this shall not be construed to 
affect the rights of creditors : Provided further, That in 
case of an appeal by the school district the affidavit on 
appeal may be made by any school district officer of the 
school district so appealing: Provided further, That when 
an appeal is taken to the board of county commissioners 
as herein provided, they shall hear and determine the 
matter de novo and render such a decision as should 
have been made by the county superintendent. 

Sec. 5. (As amended by chapter clxxvii, Laws 1901). 
For the purpose of transferring territory from one 
district to another or enlarging the boundaries of any 
school district, a petition in writing shall be presented 
to the county superintendent, signed by a majority of 
heads of families residing in the territory which it is 
proposed to transfer or include, w^hich petition shall 
describe the change which it is proposed to have made. 
It shall also state the reason for desiring said change, 
and the number of children of school age residing in 
the territory to be transferred. The county superin- 
tendent shall file said petition in his office and shall 
give notice to parties interested by causing to be posted 
notices at least twenty days prior to the time appointed 
by him for considering said petition, one of which shall 
be in a public place in the territory which it is pro- 
posed to be annexed or transferred, and one on the 
door of the school house in each district affected by 
the change, or if there be no school house in such 
district, then in some public place in such district or 



CODE OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. 17 

districts ; and at the time stated in said notices he shall 
proceed to hear said petition, and if he deem it advis- 
able he shall grant the same and make an order fixing 
the boundaries of the districts affected by this action, 
and shall certify his action to the board of county com- 
missioners at their next regular meeting: Provided, 
That the county auditor shall, in all cases of the forma- Proviso, 
tion of new districts or the alteration of school district 
boundaries, certify the action of the county com- 
missioners to the county assessor and to the county 
superintendent : Provided further. That an appeal may proviso. 
be taken, as provided for in section 4 of this chapter. 

Sec. 6. (As amended by chapter clxxvii. Laws of 
1901). In forming new districts, or transferring ter- J^^Ttei^^o^not 
ritory from one district to another, or changing gl^lj^^'^g'^*"^^ 
boundaries of districts, no school district shall con- 
tain less than four sections of land, unless said dis- 
trict can support six months' school per year after such 
change of territory : Provided, That the county super- Proviso, 
intendent may establish a district with less than four 
sections on a petition signed by eighty per cent, of all 
the heads of families of the proposed district, by and 
with the consent of the State Superintendent of Public 
Instruction. 

Sec. 7. That any school district may purchase, under |^^°°' ^°"^® 
the provisions of law governing the sale thereof, a 
school house site or sites of not less than one acre nor 
more than five acres each, of any school lands of the 
State of, Washington. 

Sec. 8. That in all cases when a school house is or ^gtrttr^^ 
may be erected upon any school lands of this state the p^^'^^iase. 
school district to which such school house belongs 
shall have the preference right for six months after 
the filing of the final appraisal of such school lands 
not already appraised, to purchase school house sites 
to include the lands occupied by such school houses, 
at the appraised value thereof. 
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Union of 

districts. 



Meeting of 
voters. 



Term of office 
of clerk and 
president. 



Annual 
election, when, 



Proviso. 



Proviso as to 
local condi- 
tions. 



Proviso as to 
course of 
study. 



Chapter 4.— Joint and Union Districts. 

ARTICLE I.— union SCHOOLS. 

Sec. '9. (As amended by chapter clxxvii, Laws of 
1901). "Whenever the residents of two or more school 
districts may wish to unite for the purpose of estab- 
lishing a union or graded school the clerks of said 
districts by order of the boards of directors, shall, 
upon a written or printed petition of five or more heads 
of families of their respective districts, call a meeting 
of the voters of such districts at some convenient place 
by posting written or printed notices in like manner 
as is provided for calling annual school district elec- 
tions ; and if a majority of the voters of each district 
shall vote to unite for the purposes herein stated, the 
boards of directors of the several districts so voting to 
unite shall constitute the board of directors of such 
union district, and shall, within ten days thereafter, 
meet and organize by electing one of their number 
president of the board, and selecting their clerk for such 
union district ; and the clerk and president chosen at 
such meeting shall hold their respective ofiices until the 
next annual school district election and until their suc- 
cessors are elected ; and the election of president and 
clerk shall occur annually thereafter, on the second Sat- 
urday, next succeeding the annual school district elec- 
tion : Provided, That in union districts consisting of 
three or more school districts the board of directors of 
said union district shall be composed of a chairman of 
the several boards of directors of the districts comprised 
in such union district: Provided, That if local condi- 
tions admit of it the directors of any union district may, 
at their discretion, admit pupils residing in such union 
district, belonging to [a] grade lower than the high 
school grades, but no pupil belonging to a grade lower 
than the seventh shall ever be admitted to any such 
union school : Provided further, That the course of 
study for such grade or grades shall not be inconsistent 
with the laws of this state, and shall b-e such as shall 
be approved by the Superintendent of Public Instruc- 
tion. 



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Sec. 10. (As amended by chapter clxxvii, Laws of 
1901). The board of directors and clerk provided 
for in the preceding section shall, in all matters re- to^cufrsand 
lating to the union or graded schools of such dis- ^^^^^' 
trict, possess all the powers herein provided for 
school district officers, including the power to levy 
special taxes for the purpose of furnishing trans- 
portation to pupils to and from school and other addi- 
tional school facilities for the union district, or for the 
payment of teachers' wages, or for the purchase of fuel, 
supplies, globes, maps, charts, books of reference or 
other appliances for teaching, or for any or all of these 
purposes. They shall discharge all the duties and be Dutyof cierk. 
governed by the laws herein provided for school dis- 
trict officers, and the clerk of such union district shall, 
immediately upon his election, inform the county super- 
intendent of the organization of the district. Upon the 
receipt of such notice of organization the county super- 
intendent shall designate such union district by num- 
ber, as "Union District No. — , County," and Districts to be 

' ' J ' numbered. 

shall notify the county treasurer of the organization of 
such district: Provided, That such district shall be en- 
titled to and shall receive apportionments from the apportfon^ *° 
state annual school fund in the manner provided by '^®'^*^- 
law for the apportionments from the state annual fund 
to other school districts : Provided further, That the 
Superintendent of Public Instruction shall apportion piyoyj^fon 
annually to each union district the sum of one hundred 
($100 ) dollars for each grade above the grammar grade 
maintained in such schools. 

Sec. 11. (As amended by H. B. 472, Laws of 1899). 
The directors of such union districts shall determine course of 

study. 

what grade or grades above the grammar grade of the 
state common school course of study shall be pursued 
and maintained in such schools : Provided, That the 
course of study for such grade or grades shall not be 
inconsistent with the laws of this state ; and the teacher 
or teachers of such union schools shall keep such rec- Reports. 
ords and make such reports as are required of teachers 
of schools in the districts composing such union dis- 



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tricts, and shall make such other reports as may be re- 
quired by the Superintendent of Public Instruction. 



Organization. 



Offlicers and 
their powers. 



Number of 

consolidated 

district. 



Property be- 
longing to the 
consolidated 
di.^trict. 



Component 

districts retain 
their corporate 
existence. 



ARTICLE II. — CONSOLIDATED DISTRICTS. 

-Sec. ]2. When two or more school districts are con- 
solidated by the provisions of this act, or where two or 
more districts are consolidated by the uniting of two 
or more incorporated cities or towns, as provided by 
law, all the directors of the several districts so consoli- 
dated shall constitute the board of directors of the new 
district so formed, and shall have all the powers and au- 
thority conferred by the laws of this state upon school 
district officers until the next annual school election in 
said district, at which time there shall be elected three 
directors and one clerk for said district, in the manner 
provided by law, who shall hold their respective offices 
as provided for the officers of new districts ; and the 
county superintendent of any county in which new 
districts are formed by the uniting of two or more cities 
or towns, or by the incorporating of any city or town 
lying partly in two or more school districts, shall, upon 
being notified of such action by the clerk or by the 
board of directors of such new district, proceed to des- 
ignate such new district by a number not the same as 
that of either component district or of any existing 
district, and to make a record of the boundaries thereof, 
and he shall certify such facts to the board of county 
commissioners, to the county treasurer and to the clerk 
of the new district thus formed. 

Sec. 13. All school districts formed by the uniting of 
two or more city or town districts, as provided for in 
this act, shall be entitled to the funds and other public 
property of the other school districts so united, and the 
county superintendent shall apportion all funds to the 
new district in accordance with this provision and shall 
certify such apportionment to the county treasurer. 

Sec. 14. Each school district composing said con- 
solidated district shall retain its corporate existence so 
far as and until its indebtedness has been paid in full, 
and the officers of said new district shall have the 



CODE OP PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. 21 

power and it shall be their duty to provide by appro- 
priate levies uj)on such old district as may be necessary 
for the payment of indebtedness : Provided, That when 
such payment of indebtedness is fully made the clerk 
of the district shall enter the fact upon the records of 
the district and report the same to the county superin- 
tendent of schools. 

Sec. 15. When two or more school districts shall be organization 

of board of 

united by the provisions of this act, the boards of di- <iii"ectors. 
rectors of the several districts so united shall, within 
thirty days thereafter, meet and organize the new board 
by the election of one of their number as president of 
the board. They shall also elect a clerk for said dis- 
trict, and the clerks of the several districts so united 
shall deliver to said clerk all' books, papers and records 
belonging to their respective offices. The clerk of the 
new district thus formed shall immediately notify the 
county superintendent of the organization of the new 
district. 

ARTICLE III. — JOINT DISTRICTS. 

Sec. 16. When the public good requires it, a school when formed. 
district may be formed of contiguous territory lying 
in two or more counties, and such districts shall be 
known as joint districts. They shall be designated by 
a separate number for each county in which any por- 
tion of their territory may lie. 

Sec. 17. For the purposes of forming such joint dis- organization, 
tricts, a petition shall be presented, drawn and signed 
as prescribed for the formation of other school districts ; 
but such petition shall be presented in duplicate to the 
superintendent of each county affected by the proposed 
district, and the superintendent of each such county 
shall post notices of the hearing of the petition before 
him as in the case of petitions for other districts : Pro- 
vided, That at least one notice shall be posted in each 
county affected, such notice being posted in a public 
place within the boundaries of the proposed joint dis- 
trict. Each county superintendent shall conduct his 
hearing within his own county, and the consent of the 



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superintendents of all the counties affected shall be 
necessary to the formation of the district. 

offlcers°°^ Such consent shall be certified in writing by each 

superintendent to each of the others, and when all 
have consented they shall jointly issue a call for a 
special election in such joint district for the purpose 
of selecting officers for said district. The call for such 
election shall be posted as in the case of other special 
elections, and the officers elected shall qualify within 
two days after the election. Such officers shall serve 
only until the next regular annual election, when a full 
set of officers shall be elected as provided in the case 
of other new districts. Every director or clerk of the 

Oath of office, joint district shall file his certificate of election and 
oath of office with the county superintendent of each 
county in which any portion of his district lies, and 
he shall file his signature as required by law in the 
office of the county treasurer of each such county. 

Vacancies. Vacancies in the office of director or clerk of a joint 
district shall be filled by appointment b^j^the county 
superintendent in whose county the officer vacating 
resided while serving, and a copy of such appointment, 
with the oath endorsed thereon, shall be filed in the 
office of each county superintendent. 

Reports from Sec. 18. All rcDorts from joint districts shall be made 

joint districts ^ *' 

and apportion- {^ f^i\ to the couuty Superintendent of each county af- 

ment to. J r j 

fected thereby : Provided, That any county superintend- 
ent may order the segregation, of any items of such 
report so as to show separately the numbers or amounts 
from each county affected thereby: And provided fur- 
ther, That for the purpose of the apportionment of state 
school funds the district shall be considered as belong- 
■ ing to the county in which the school building is 
located. 

TITLE II.— OFFICERS, THEIR POWERS AND DUTIES. 
Chapter 1. — Administrative Officers. 
Administra- Qec. 19. The administration of the public school 

tion. ^ 

system shall be entrusted to a State Superintendent of 
Public Instruction, a State Board of Eudcation, a board 



CODE OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. 23 

of higher education, regents or trustees for educational 
institutions, county superintendents of common schools, 
boards of directors and district clerks. 

Chapter 2. — Superintendent of Public Instruction. 

Sec. 20. A Superintendent of Public Instruction shall ^^^^ elected. 
be elected by the qualified electors of the state, on the 
first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of 
the year in which state ofiicers are elected, and shall 
hold his ofiice for the term of four years, and until his 
successor is elected and qualified. 

Sec. 21. The Superintendent of Public Instruction salary. 
shall receive an annual salary of twenty-five hundred 
dollars, payable monthly, upon warrant of the State % 
Auditor, drawn upon the State Treasurer, in the same 
manner as other state officers are paid. 

Sec. 22. (As amended by chapters xli and clxxvii, 
Laws of 1901). The powers and duties of the superin- 
tendent of public instruction shall be : 

First. To have supervision over all matters pertain- 
ing to the public schools of this state. 

Second. To report biennially to the Governor on or fepon to 
before the first day of November preceding the regular ^^^^^''^o''- 
session of the Legislature, of which report three thou- 
sand copies shall be printed and delivered to the super- 
intendent of public instruction who shall furnish two 
copies to be deposited in the state library, one copy to 
each county superintendent of schools and one copy to 
each district library. Said report shall contain a state 
ment of the general condition of the public schools of ^au*ccmtain. 
the state, with full statistical tables by counties show- 
ing the number of schools and the attendance ; the state 
and county school funds apportioned, amount received 
from special tax, and from other sources, amount ex- 
pended for salaries of teachers, the salaries paid by the 
severalcounties to the county superintendent of schools, 
and the amount paid him for incidentals and expenses ; 
the amount paid for building and providing school- 
houses, furniture and apparatus, the amount of bonded 
or other school indebtedness, with the rate of interest 



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Statement of 
plans. 



Printing of 

necessary 

blanks. 



To visit vari- 
ous counties 
of this state. 



Monthly state- 
ment to State 
Auditor. 

Proviso. 



Forms to toe 
printed. 



Ex-offlcio 
president of 
State Boai'd of 
Education. 



paid thereon, the reports of all state educational insti- 
tutions, or such portions of them as he may think ad- 
visable, together with such other facts as he may deem 
of general interest. He shall also include in his report 
a statement of plans for the management and improve- 
ment of the schools. 

Third. To prepare and have printed such blanks, 
forms, registers, courses of study, rules and regulations 
for the government of the common schools, questions 
prepared for the examination of teachers, and such 
other blanks and books as may be necessary for the dis- 
charge of the duties of teachers and officers charged 
with the administration of the laws relating to the com- 
mon schools ; and to distribute the same to the county 
superintendents. 

Fourth. To travel in the different counties of the state 
where public schools are taught without neglecting his 
other official duties as Superintendent of Public In- 
struction, for the purpose of visiting schools, of con- 
sulting the county superintendents, and of addressing 
public assemblages on subjects pertaining to public 
schools ; also to conduct such correspondence as may 
enable him to obtain all necessar}^ information relating 
to the system of public schools in other states. 

Fifth. To submit to the State Auditor a monthly 
statement of his expenditures for traveling expenses : 
Provided, That said expenditures shall not exceed eight 
hundred dollars in one year. 

Sixth. To cause to be printed with an appendix of 
appropriate forms and instructions for carrying into 
execution the laws relating to public schools, and to 
distribute to each county superintendent a sufficient 
number of copies to supply each district officer and to 
cause the same to be printed and distributed as of^en 
as any change in the laws make it of sufficient import- 
ance, in his opinion, to justify the same. 

Seventh. To act as ex-officio president of the State 
Board of .Education. 

Eighth. To hold biennially on or before the first day 
of October following the election of county superin- 



CODE OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. 25 

tendents, a convention of the county superintendents ^q^^^^^^^Jq^^^ 
of the state, at such time and place as he may deem fmendents.^^ 
convenient, for the discussion of questions pertaining 
to the supervision and administration of the school 
laws and such other subjects affecting the welfare and 
interests of the common schools as may be brought 
before it. 

* Ninth. Upon receipt from the State Auditor of a Apportion- 

^ ■'• ment of school 

certificate of the state school fund subject to apportion- ^'^"'^^s- 
ment, to apportion within ten days said fund among 
the several counties of the state in proportion to the 
total days attendance: Provided, That each school dis- Proviso, 
trict shall be credited with at least two thousand total 
days attendance. The basis of said apportionment shall Basis, 
be the last annual reports of the several county super- 
intendents on file in his office at the time of making 
his apportionment; Provided further, If a pupil attends Proviso. 
any school of the state outside his resident district dur- 
ing the time the resident district maintains school of 
the grade in which the pupil belongs, the attendance 
shall be credited to the district in which the pupil re- 
sides, unless mutually arranged otherwise by the di- 
rectors, and the clerk of any district whose resident 
pupils are attending school in another district shall 
notify the clerk of the district where such pupils attend 
when the school of said pupils' resident district will be 
in session and the grades maintained ; and without such 
notice all claim to attendance will be forfeited. 

f Ninth. Upon the receipt from the State Auditor of a proml^ate 
certificate of the state school fund subject to apportian- ^'^'^^*°'^'- 
ment, to apportion within ten days said fund among 
the several counties of the state, in proportion to the 
total days attendance : Provided, That each school dis- atieldamfe.*" 
trict shall be credited with two thousand days attend- 
ance. The basis of said apportionment shall be the 
last annual records of the several county superintend- 

* This provision is from chapter xli, Laws of 1901, which went into effect 
March 1, 1901. 

+ This provision is from chapter GLXxvn, Laws of 1901. which went into effect 
June 13, 1901. 



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Attendance 
outside of 
district — how 
credited. 



Annual report 
from state 
institutions. 



Directory of 
Ijoards. 



Grading of 
standing. 



ents on file in his office at the time of making his 
apportionment: Provided further, If a pupil attends any 
school of the state outside his resident district, or 
private school within his resident district, during the 
time the resident district maintains school of the grade 
in which the pupil belongs, the attendance shall be 
credited to the district in which the pupil resides, un- 
less mutually arranged otherwise by the directors ; and 
the clerk of any district whose resident pupils are at- 
tending school in another district, shall notify the clerk 
of the district where such pupils attend, when the school 
of said pupil's resident district will be in session, and 
the grades maintained ; and without such notice all 
claim to attendance will be forfeited. 

Tenth. To require annually on or before the fifteenth 
day of August of the president, manager or principal 
of every seminary, academy or private school, and of 
the president, manager or principal of every state edu- 
cational institution in this state, a report of such facts 
arranged in such form as he may prescribe, and he 
shall furnish blanks for such reports, and it is made 
the duty of every such president, manager or principal, 
to fill up and return such blanks within such time as 
the superintendent of public instruction shall direct. 

Eleventh. To keep in his office a directory of all boards 
of regents and trustees of state educational institutions, 
of the faculties of said institutions, and of all teachers 
receiving certificates to teach in the common schools 
of this state. 

* Twelfth. To grade and make records of the standing 
of all examination papers submitted to him by county 
superintendents, and to issue certificates thereon as pro- 
vided by law. 

f Twelfth. To issue common school certificates as 
provided by law. 



* This provision is from chapter xli, Laws of 1901, which went into effect 
March 1, 1901. 

t This provision is from chapter CLXXvn, Laws of 1901, which went into effect 
June 13, 1901. 



CODE OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. 27 

Thirteenth. To keep in his office, at the capital of the office records, 
state, all books and papers pertaining to the business 
of his office, and to keep and preserve in his office a 
complete record of statistics, and all matters pertain- 
ing to the educational interests of the state, as well as 
a record of the meetings of the State Board of Educa- 
tion. He shall file all papers, reports and public Filings. 
documents transmitted to him by the school officers of 
the several counties of the state, each year separately. 
Copies of all papers filed m his office, and his official copiefof 
acts, may be certified by him and attested by his official acts, 
official seal, and when so certified shall be evidence 
equally and in like manner as the original paper. 

Fourteenth. To decide all points of law which may °o^°^\^^°o'J^i°° 
be submitted to him in writing by any county superin- 
tendent, or that may be submitted to him by any other 
person, upon appeal from, the decision of any county 
superintendent; and shall publish his rulings and 
decisions from time to time for the information of 
school officers and teachers ; and his decisions shall be 
final unless set aside by a court qf competent juris- 
diction. 

Fifteenth. To deliver over to his successor, at tiie ^uicessor!'' 
expiration of his term of office, all records, books, 
maps and documents and papers, of whatever kind 
belonging to his office or which may ' have been 
received by him for the use of his office. 

Sec. 23. The Superintendent of Public Instruction ^tl^^g.a^'p'her 
ishereby authorized to appoint a stenographer, and 
also a deputy superintendent of public instruction, who 
shall hold a life diploma. The compensation of both 
shall not exceed twenty-five hundred dollars per annum, 
and shall be paid in the manner prescribed for the 
payment of state officers. 

Chapter 3. — State Board of Education. 
Sec. 24. (As amended by chapter clxxvii, Laws of Governor to 

^ J r ' appoint Board 

1901). The Governor shall appoint, by and with «* ^'i^^^^io"- 
the advice and consent of the state senate four suit- 
able persons holding life diplomas issued by authority 



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Proviso. 



Meetings. 



Expenses. 



of this state, who, together with the Superintend- 
ent of Public Instruction, shall constitute the State 
Board of Education: Provided, That at least two mem- 
bers of said board shall be selected from those actually 
engaged in teaching in the common schools of the state. 
Term of office. The persous appointed members of the State Board of 
Education shall hold their office for two years from 
the first Monday in March next following their appoint- 
ment, and shall serve until their successors are ap- 
pointed and qualified. 

Sec. 25. The State Board of Education shall hold an 
annual meeting at the capital of the state on the first 
Tuesday in June of each year, and may hold such 
special meetings as may be deemed necessary for the 
transaction of public business, such special meetings 
to be called by the Superintendent of Public Instruc- 
tion. The persons appointed as members of the board 
of education shall be paid for their services the actual 
expenses incurred in the performance of their duties, 
which expenses shall be paid by the State Treasurer, 
on warrant of the State Auditor, out of funds not other- 
wise appropriated, upon the certificate of the Super- 
intendent of Public Instruction: Provided, That the 
expenses of the whole board shall not exceed the sum 
of one thousand dollars in any one year. 

Sec. 26. Whenever any vacancy in the board shall 
occur, whether by death, removal, resignation or other- 
wise, the Governor shall fill the vacancy by appoin- 
ment. 

Sec. 27. The State Board of Education shall have 
power — 

First. To adopt or to re-adopt, according to law, at a 
special meeting to be called by the Superintendent of 
Public Instruction, a uniform series of text books for 
the use of the common schools throughout the state. 

Second. To prepare a course or courses of study for 
the primary, grammar and high school departments of 
the common schools, and to prescribe such rules for 
the general government of the common schools as shall 
secure regularity of attendance, prevent truancy, secure 



Vacancies. 



Powers and 
duties. 



Adopt text 
books. 



Prepare 
courses of 
study. 



CODE OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. 29 

efficiency and promote the true interests of the common 
schools. 

Third. To use a common seal, and to elect one of feCTetary. 
their own members as secretary, who shall keep a cor- 
rect record of all proceedings of the board, and shall 
file a certified copy of the same in the office of the Su- 
perintendent of Public Instruction. 

Fourth. To sit as a board of examination at their ^ow exam- 
inations. 

annual or special meetings, and to grant state certifi 
cates and life diplomas. 

Fifth. To prepare a uniform series of questions to be quI^tTons foi- 
used by the county superintendents in the examination fnations^^'^'^ 
of teachers, and to determine rules and regulations for 
conducting the same. 

Chapter 4. — Board of Higher Education. 
Sec. 28. The board of higher education shall consist consists of 

^ wnom. 

of the State Board of Education, together with the pres- 
ident of the University of Washington, the president 
of the State Agricultural College and School of Science, 
and the principals of the state normal schools. 

Sec. 29. The board of higher education shall have ^armonSt 
the power, and it shall be their duty, to adopt courses study^^°^ 
of study for normal schools, and for the preparatory 
requirements for entrance to the University of Wash- 
ington and to the agricultural college. The board shall 
arrange such courses and adopt and enforce such reg- 
ulations as will place the state institutions in harmon- 
ious relations with the common schools and with each 
other, and unify the work of the public school system. 

Chapter 5. — County Superintendent of Common Schools. 

Sec. 30. (As amended by H. B. 472, Laws of 1899.) PnSentT" 
A county superintendent of common schools shall be ^"^^^ 
elected in each county of the state at each general 
election, whose term of office shall begin on the first Election. 
Monday in August next succeeding his election and 
continue for two years and until his successor is 
elected and qualified. He shall take the oath-^or affir- 
mation of office, and shall give an official bond in a 
sum to be fixed by the board oi county commissioners. 



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Vacancies. 



Eligibility. 



In small 
counties. 



Deputy. He 'may, at his own cost, appoint a deputy, who shall 

qualify in the same manner as the county superin- 
tendent, and perform all the duties of the office, sub- 
ject, however, to revision by the county superintendent. 
The county commissioners of each county shall fill any 
vacancy that may occur in the office of county super- 
intendent until the next general election. 

Sec. 31. No person shall be eligible to hold the office 
of county superintendent of common schools who shall 
not at the time of his election or appointment have 
taught in the public schools of this state one school 
year of nine months, and who shall not at the time of 
such election or appointment hold a state certificate or 
life diploma or a first grade common school certificate 
in full force and effect ; Provided, That in all counties 
of the twenty-seventh class and in all counties of a class 
having a greater number than twenty-seven, a person 
shall be eligible to hold the office of county superin- 
tendent of common schools if he shall have taught in 
the public schools of this state at least nine school 
months, and shall hold at the time of his election or 
appointment a certificate, except a special certificate or 
a temporary certificate, in full force and effect. 

Official ballot. Sec. 32. The county auditor shall not place the name 
■ of any person upon the official ballot as a candidate for 
the office of county superintendent of common schools 
unless such person shall have filed in the office of the 
county auditor, at least twenty days before the date at 
which the election is to be held, proof of having taught 
in the schools of the state one school year of nine 
months, together with a copy of one of the certificates 
required by this act. 

Sec. 33. (As amended by H. B. 472, Laws of 1899). 
Each county superintendent shall have the power, and 
it shall be his duty — 

First. To exercise a careful supervision over the 
common schools of his county, and to see that all the 
provisions of the common school laws are observed 
and followed by teachers and school officers. 



Powers and 
duties. 



CODE OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. 31 

Second. To visit each school in his county not less visit schools, 
than once each year. 

Third. To distribute promptly all reports, laws, ^j!^*|^^"^® 
forms, circulars, and instructions which he may re- 
ceive for the use of the schools and the teachers. 

Fourth. To enforce the course of study adopted by 
the State Board of Education and to enforce the rules 
and regulations required in the examination of teachers. 

Fifth. To keep on file and preserve in his ofiice the 
biennial reports of the Superintendent of Public In- 
struction and of the county superintendent of his 
county. 

Sixth. To keep in good and well-bound books, to be Keep records. 
furnished by the county commissioners, records of his 
official acts. 

Seventh. To preserve carefully all reports of school 
officers and teachers, and at the close of his term of 
office, to deliver to his successor all records, books, 
documents and papers belonging to the office, taking a 
receipt for the same, which shall be filed in the office 
of the county auditor. 

Eighth. To administer oaths and affirmations to Administer 

"^ oaths. 

school directors, teachers and other persons, on all 
official matters connected with or relating to schools, 
but shall not make or collect any charge or fee for so 
doing. 

Ninth. To keep in a suitable book an official record ^^®P^''p^^'^g°[^ °^ 
of all persons under contract to teach in the schools of *®^°^" 
his county, showing the number of the school district, 
the date of the contract, the names of the contracting 
parties, the date of the expiration of the teacher's cer- 
tificate and the grade thereof, the salary paid, and the 
date of commencing school, with the length of the term 
in weeks. 

Tenth. To make an annual report to the Superin- report^'cTsu- 
tendent of Public Instruction on the first day of August ^rpubiif ""^ 
of each year for the school year ending June 30, next 
preceding. The report shall contain an abstract of the 
reports made to him by the district clerks, and such 



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Keep tran- 
sci'ipt of 
boundaries. 



Appoint school 

district 

officers. 



To apportion 
school funds. 



Grant 

temporary 

certificates. 



other matters as the Superintendent of Public Instruc- 
tion shall direct. 

Eleventh. To keep in his office a full and correct 
transcript of the boundaries of each school district in 
the county. In case the boundaries of said districts 
are conflicting or incorrectly described, he shall change, 
harmonize and describe them, and at their next regular 
meeting, he shall certify his action to the county com- 
missioners of his county, and shall file with them a 
complete transcript of the boundaries of all school 
districts affected by his action, which shall be entered 
upon the journal of said board and become a part of 
their records. The county superintendent shall, on 
request, furnish the district clerks with descriptions of 
the boundaries of their respective districts. 

Tivelfth. To appoint directors and district clerks to 
fill vacancies caused by death, resignation, failure to 
hold election, failure to qualify before the day for 
taking office, and absence from the district for a period 
of ninety days ; to appoint directors and direct clerks 
for any new districts : Provided, That when any new 
district is organized, such of the directors and district 
clerk of the old district as reside within the limits of 
the new one shall be directors and district clerk of the 
new one, and the vacancies in the old district shall be 
filled by appointment. 

Thirteenth. To apportion within ten days after re- 
cieving the certificate of apportionment of the Super- 
intendent of Public Instruction, the state annual school 
fund, and such other funds as are subject to apportion- 
ment, to the several school districts entitled to receive 
the same, in accordance with the instructions of the 
Superintendent of Public Instruction. He shall certify 
the result of the apportionment to the county treasurer, 
and also notify each clerk of the amount apportioned 
to that district. 

Fourteenth. To grant such temporary and special cer- 
tificates and to conduct such examinations of teachers 
and make such records thereof as may be prescribed 
by law : Provided, That he shall give ten days' notice 



CODE OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. 33 

of such examination by publication in some newspaper 
of general circulation published in his county, or if 
there be no newspaper, then by posting up hand bills, 
or otherwise. 

Fifteenth. To hold teachers' institutes according to hom 

institutes. 

law, and to conduct such other meetings of the teachers 
of his county as may be for the best interests of the 
schools. 

Sixteenth. Upon receipt of the report of the clerk and attendance 
at any time upon the complaint of the clerk or a parent 
of the school or any member of the board of directors 
of any school district that any child is not attending 
school as required by law, to immediately notify the 
parents or guardian of such child that the law must be 
complied with and otherwise endeavor to procure the 
attendance of such child at school. 

• Sec. 34. The county superintendent shall require all General duties. 
reports of school district officers, teachers and others 
to be made promptly as required by law. He shall see 
that the teacher's register is kept in accordance with 
law and the instructions of the Superintendent of 
Public Instruction, and that the records of school dis- 
trict clerks are properly kept. He shall require the 
oaths of office of all school district officers to be filed 
in his office, and shall furnish a directory of all such 
officers to the county treasurer, upon blanks to be fur- 
nished by the Superintendent of Public Instruction, as 
soon as the election or appointment of such officers is 
determined and their oaths placed on file. 

Sec. 35. He shall keep his office open for the trans- omcedays. 
action of official business such days each week as the 
duties of the office may require, and shall keep posted 
on the door of his office a notice of said office days and 
hours of such days. 

Sec. 36. Any person or board of directors aggrieved d^usfon^SoV 
by anjT^ decision or order of the county superintendent *'^^®'^- 
may, within thirty days after the rendition of such a 
decision or making of such order, appeal therefrom to 
the Superintendent of Public Instruction. The basis 
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34 CODE OP PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. 

of the proceeding shall be an affidavit by the party 
aggrieved, filed with the Superintendent of Public In- 
■ struction within the time for taking the appeal. The 
affidavit shall set forth the errors com];)lained of in a 
plain and concise manner. The Superintendent of 
Public Instruction shall, within five days after the fil- 
ing of such affidavit in his office, notify the county 
superintendent in writing of the taking of such appeal, 
and the county superintendent shall, within twenty 
days after being thus notified, file in the office of the 
Superintendent of Public Instruction a complete tran- 
script of the record and proceedings relating to the 
decision complained of, which shall be certified to be 
correct by the county superintendent. The Superin- 
tendent of Public Instruction shall examine the tran- 
script of such proceedings and render a decision 
thereon, but no new testimony shall be admitted, and 
his decision shall be final unless set aside by a court 
of competent jurisdiction. 
misSone?rto ^^^- ^"^ • (^^ amended by chapter clxxvii, Laws 
supIrtotenT''' o^ 1901). The couuty commissioners shall provide 
room,\ooks°'^ the couuty Superintendent with a suitable office at the 
county seat, and all necessary blanks, books, station- 
ery, postage, printing and other expenses of his office 
shall be paid by the county treasurer out of the county 
fund upon a sworn statement made quarterly and al- 
Proviso. lowed by the county commissioners: Provided, That, 

as to the necessity for the printing and issuance of cir- 
culars of information pertaining to the schools of his 
county, for the use of schools, school officers and teach- 
ers, the county superintendent shall determine. 

Sec. 38. (As amended by chapter clxxvii, Laws of 
Mileage. 1901). For cacli mile actually and necessarily trav- 

eled in the perfo.rmance of their official duties and 
in attendance on the convention of county superin- 
tendents, called by the Superintendent of Public In- 
struction, county superintendents shall be allowed 
mileage as follows: In each county of the first, second, 
FiTO cents per third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, and 

mile. . . 

tenth classes, five cents per mile; in each county of the 



CODE OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. 35 

eleventh class and all counties having a higher class !^^fe''^^*^ ^^^ 

number than the eleventh, ten cents per mile: Provided, 

That no county superintendent shall be allowed to 

charge or collect any fee for the performance of any 

other duties herein named: Provided further, That no mulagenot*^ 

constructive mileage shall be charged. charged. 

Chapter 6.— District Directors. 
*Sec. 39. (As amended by chapter xli, Laws of Directors, 

^ . when elected. 

1901). Directors of school districts shall be elected at 
the regular annual school election. At the first annual 
election in all new districts, three directors shall be 
elected, for one, two and three years, respectively. No Eligibility. 
person shall be eligible to the office of school director 
who is not able to read and write the English language. 
The ballot shall specify the term for which each is to 
be elected. In all districts in which elections have of^fl^e*ctore°^ 
been previously held, one director shall be elected for 
the term of three years, and if any vacancies are to be 
filled a sufficient number to fill them for the unexpired 
term or terms ; and the ballot shall specify the re- 
spective terms for which each director is to be elected. 
Directors elect shall take office on the first Monday in Assume office. 
June next succeeding their election and shall hold 
office until their successors are elected and qualified. 
In case of vacancy in the board of directors from any 
cause the county superintendent shall fill such vacancy 
by appointment until the next annual election. 

f Sec. 39, Directors of school districts shall be elected 
at the reguar annual school election. At the first an- fiea^ion'^"'^^ 
nual election in all new districts three directors shall 
be elected, for one, two, or three years, respectively. 
No person shall be eligible to the office of school di- Eligibility. 
rector who is not able to read and write the English 
language. The ballot shall specify the term for which 
each is to be elected. In all districts in which elections 
have been previously held, one director shall be elected 

* This provision is from chapter xli, Laws of 1901, which went into effect 
March 1, 1901. 

t This provision is from chapter clxxvu, which went into effect June 13, 1901. 



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Take office - 
wben. 



Vacancies. 



Employment 
of teachers. 



Proviso. 



Enforcement 
of rules. 



Provide 
materials. 



Purchases 
must be ap- 
proved by 
board. 



for the term of three years, and if any vacancies are to 
be filled, a suflicient number to fill them for the unex- 
pired term or terms ; and the ballot shall specify the 
respective term for which each director is to be elected. 
Directors-elect shall take office on the first Monday in 
June next succeeding their election, and as soon there- 
after as practical shall meet and organize by selecting 
one of their number as chairman, and they shall hold 
office until their successors are qualified. In case of 
vacancy in the board of directors from any cause, the 
county superintendent shall fill such vacancy by ap- 
pointment until the next annual election. 

Sec. 40. (As amended by Laws of 1901). Every board 
of directors, unless otherwise specially provided by law, 
shall have power, and it shall be their duty — 

First. To employ, and, for sufficient cause, to dis- 
charge teachers, mechanics or laborers, and to fix, alter, 
allow, and order paid their salaries and compensation : 
Provided, however, That no board of directors shall, before 
the first Monday in June hire any teacher or teachers 
whose term of teaching does not commence prior to the 
first Monday in August. 

Second. To enforce the rules and regulations pre- 
scribed by the Superintendent of Public Instruction 
and the State Board of Education for the government 
of schools, pupils and teachers, and to enforce the 
course of study prescribed by the State Board of Edu- 
cation. 

* Third. To provide and pay for materials and supplies 
as may be necessary for the schools and to purchase such 
school furniture, charts or other apparatus as may have 
the written approval of the county school superintendent 
as to quality and price: Provided, That such purchases 
of furniture, charts or other apparatus shall be approved 
at a meeting of said board at which all members shall 
be present. 

f Third. To provide and pay for such materials, sup- 



* This provision is from chapter xli, Laws of 1901, which went into effect 
March 1, 1901. 

t This provision is from chapter clxxvu, Laws of 1901, which went into ef- 
fect June 13, 1901. 



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plies and libraries as may be necessary for the schools, ^ndp^ay for 
and to purchase such school furniture, charts or other "^'^*®"^^®' ®*°- 
apparatus as may have the written approval of the 
county school superintendent as to quality and price: 
Provided, That all such purchases of furniture, charts Purchases 

'- , must be made 

or other apparatus shall be approved at a meeting of °-^ b?F<i 

^^ ^^ o meeting. 

said board, at which all members shall be present. 

Fourth. To rent, repair, furnish and insure school schooi houses, 
houses. 

Fifth. To build or remove school houses, purchase or Building of 

•^ ' ^ and removal. 

sell lots or other real estate when directed by a vote of 
the district to do so: Provided, That a school house 
a,lready built shall not be removed, nor a new site for a Proviso, 
school house be designated except when directed by a 
two-thirds vote of the electors of such district at an 
election to be held for that purpose which election may 
be a special or general school election. 

Sixth. To purchase personal property in the name of propeny^. 
the district, and to receive, lease and hold for their dis- 
trict any real or personal property. 

Seventh. To suspend or expel pupils from school who fnl^eTpuision 
refuse to obey the rules thereof, and may exclude from ^^p^p^^®- 
school all children under six years of age. 

Eighth. To provide free text books and supplies to Textbooks. 
be loaned to the pupils of the schools when directed by 
a vote of the district to do so, and if not so directed to 
provide books for children, of indigent parents on the 
written report of the clerk after investigation that the 
parents of such children are unable to purchase the 
same. 

Ninth. To require all pupils to be furnished with ^quired!^'^ 
such books as may have been adopted by the State 
Board of Education as a condition to membership in 
the schools. 

Tenth. To exclude from school and school libraries ^enaiQ°^ °^ 
all books, tracts, papers and other publications of an ^°° ^' ^^^' 
immoral or pernicious tendency or of a sectarian or 
partisan character. 

Eleventh. To authorize the school room to be used for use of school 

room for other 

summer or night schools, literary, scientific, religious, purposes. 



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Liable for 
debts of 
district. 



Non-resident 
attendance 
and tuition. 



Make by-laws. 



Meetings of 
board. 



May convey 
property. 



political, mechanical or agricultural societies, under 
such regulations as the board of directors may adopt. 

Tiuelfth. To require teachers to conform to the pro- 
visions of the school law. 

Sec. 41. Any board of directors shall be liable as 
directors in the name of the district for any judgment 
against the district, for any salary due any teacher, 
and for any debts legally due, contracted under the 
provisions of this act, and they shall pay such judg- 
ment or liability out of the school funds to the credit 
of the district. 

Sec. 42. (As amended by H. B. 472, Laws of 1899.) 
Any board of directors shall have power to make ar- 
rangements with adults wishing to attend school or 
with the directors of another district for the attendance 
of such children in the school of either district as may 
be best accommodated therein: Provided, That in case 
such arrangements are not made, or children from 
school districts not adjoining desire to attend school in 
their district, they may charge reasonable tuition for 
such attendance : Provided, further. That all moneys 
collected by any school district officer for the use of the 
district shall, within thirty days after the date of its 
collection, be turned over to the county treasurer and 
placed to the credit of the district. 

Sec. 43. Any board of directors shall have power to 
make such by-laws for their own government, and the 
government of the common schools under their charge, 
as they deem expedient, not iaconsistent with the pro- 
visions of this act, or the instructions of the Superin- 
tendent of Public Instruction or the State Board of 
Education. A regular meeting of each board of di- 
rectors shall be held on the first Saturday of February, 
May, August and November. They may, however, 
hold such other special or adjourned meetings as they 
may from time to time determine, or as may be 
specified in their by-laws. 

Sec. 44. The board of. directors of each school 
district shall have custody of all school property be- 
longing to the district, and shall have power, in the 



CODE OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. 39 

name of the district or in their own names as directors 

of the district, to convey by deed all the interest of 

their district in or to any school house or lot directed to 

be sold by vote of the district, and all conveyances of 

real estate made to the district, or to the directors 

thereof, shall be made to the board of directors of the 

district and to their successors in office ; said board, in 

the name of the district, shall have power to transact 

all business necessary for maintaining schools and 

protecting the rights of the district; and it shall be 

the duty of the directors of every school district to 

issue and sign warrants, as such direcljors, for the pay- sign warrants. 

ment of all demands audited and allowed against their 

district, and to sign, execute and acknowledge, as such 

directors, deeds for the conveyance of all real estate Executedeeds. 

sold by them as in this section provided. 

Sec. 45. It shall be unlawful for any director to have Havenopecu- 

•^ niary interest 

any pecuniary interest, either directly or indirectly, in ^° contracts. 
any erection of school houses, or for warming, venti- 
lating, furnishing or repairing the same, or be in any 
manner connected with the furnishing of supplies for 
the maintenance of schools, or to receive or accept any 
compensation or reward for services rendered as di- 
rector. 

Sec. 46. It shall be unlawful for any board of direc- hl™btedness 
tors to contract indebtedness against their district in ^^^^ ^^^^' 
any one year in any sum or sums exceeding the aggre- 
gate of the amount due to said district during the year 
from state funds, the amount of special tax levied for 
the year and the estimated receipts from other sources, 
unless said indebtedness be authorized by a vote of the 
electors of said district, 

Sec. 47. Any person aggrieved by any decision or Appeal to 

•J r 0& J J county super- 

order of the board of directors may, within thirty days i^tendent. 
after the rendition of the decision or making of such 
order, appeal therefrom to the county superintendent 
of the proper county ; the basis of such proceedings 
shall be an affidavit filed by the party aggrieved with 
the county superintendent within the time for taking 
appeal. The affidavit shall set forth the errors com- 



40 CODE OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. 

plained of in a plain, concise manner. The county- 
superintendent shall, within five days after the filing 
of such affidavit in his office, notify the clerk of the 
proper district, in writing, of the taking of such appeal, 
and the latter shall, within ten days after being thus 
notified, file in the office of the county superintendent 
a complete transcript of the record and proceeding re- 
lating to the decision complained of, which shall be 
certified to be correct by the clerk of the district. 

Hearing of After the filing of the transcript aforesaid in the office, 
he shall notify in writing all persons interested of the 
time and the place where the matter of the appeal will 
be heard by him. At the time thus fixed for the hear- 
ing he shall hear the testimony of either party, and 
for that purpose may administer oaths if necessary, 
and he shall make such decision as may be just and 
equitable, which shall be final unless appealed from, 
as provided for in this act. 

Chapter 7. — District Clerk. 

ferm'S^'offlci Sec. 48. (As amended by H. B. 472, Laws of 1899). 
A district clerk shall be elected in each district at each 
annual election, to hold office for one year, beginning 
on the first Monday in August next succeeding his 
election, and until his successor is elected and qualified. 

Vacancy. jj;^ (.g^gg q^ vacaucy in the office of district clerk from 

any cause, the county superintendent shall fill such 

vacancy by appointment until the next annual election. 

Sec. 49. (As amended by H. B. 472, Laws of 1899). 

cierk.^ °^ The duties of the district clerk shall be as follows : 
First. To attend all meetings of the board of direc- 
tors ; but if he shall not be present the board of 
directors shall select one of their number to act as 
clerk, who shall certify the proceedings of the meet- 
ing to the clerk of the district, to be recorded by 

Keep records, him. He shall keep his records in a book to be 
furnished by the board of directors, and he shall 

copfe^s^of all prcservc copies of all reports made to the county su- 

reports. perinteudcnt, and safely preserve and keep all books 

and documents belonging to his office, and shall turn 
the same over to his successor. 



CODE OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. 41 

Second. To keep accurate and detailed accounts of 
all receipts and expenditures of school money. At each book^fi)V^'^°^'^ 
annual school meeting the district clerk must present ^'^^p®'^'^^°'^- 
his record book for public inspection, and shall make 
a statement of the financial condition of the district 
and of the action of the directors, and such record 
must always be open for public inspection. 

Third. To take annually, in June of each year, an Take census. 
exact census of all children and youth between the 
ages of five and twenty-one years who were bona fide 
residents of the district on the first day of June of that 
year; and he shall designate the number of weeks each 
child between the ages of six and twenty-one years 
has attended school during the school year ; the names 
and sex of all children subject, to enumeration, together 
with the names of their parents or guardians : Pro- 
vided, That Indian children not living under the 
guardianship of white persons, or who have not sev- 
ered their tribal relations, or Mongolian children not 
native born, shall not be included in said census. He 
•shall note all defective youth between the ages of five ^ote and 

•' ° report de- 

.and twenty-one years; and he shall, on or before the ^'^'^^^'^^ y°"^^- 
fifteenth day of July, make to the county superintend- 
ent a full and complete report of all children enumer- 
ated, together with a complete statistical report of the 
•affairs of his district, which report shall be verified 
by afiidavit. Said report shall be made upon blanks 
.to be furnished by the Superintendent of Public In- 
struction, and shall contain such items of information 
as said superintendent shall require, including the fol- 
lowing : The names of all persons, male and female, Report to 

c" r 1 ' contain. 

between the ages of five and twenty-one years, residing 
in the district on the first day of June last past, to- 
gether with the number of weeks each has attended 
school during the last school year ; the names and 
residences of the parents or guardians of all such chil- 
dren; the number of schools or -departments taught 
during the year, and the branches taught ; the num- 
ber of children, male and female, enrolled in school. Enrollment, 
and the average daily attendance ; the number of 



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Text books 
used. 



Value of 
furniture. 



Amount of 
funds raised. 



Account of 
expenses 
incurred by 
clerk. 



Give notice of 
meetings. 



Report name 
of teacher. 



Report to 

county treas- 
urer all war- 
rants drawn. 



teachers employed, and their compensation per month ; 
the number of days school was taught during the past 
school year, and by whom; the text-books used, and 
the number of volumes, if any, in the school district 
library; the aggregate amount paid teachers during 
the year; the number of school houses in the district, 
and the value of them ; the aggregate value of all 
school furniture and apparatus belonging to the dis- 
trict; the amount raised by special tax during the year 
for the support of schools, and for buildings, sites and 
furniture; the amount raised by subscription, or by 
other means than taxation ; the amount of bonded in- 
debtedness of the district, and the rate of interest paid ; 
the amount of all other indebtedness, and such other 
items as the Superintendent of Public Instruction may 
deem of importance, and as may be provided for in the 
blanks furnished for said report, and the clerk shall 
keep on file a duplicate copy of said report. 

Fourth. To keep an accurate account of all expenses 
incurred by him in his district in keeping the school 
house in repair, in providing for necessary janitor 
work, and in providing school supplies, and for other 
expenses incurred by him on account of the school, 
which accounts must be audited by the board of direc- 
tors, and paid out of the district school fund. 

Fifth. To give the required notice of all annual or 
special elections ; also, to give notice of the regular 
and special meetings of the board of directors as 
herein authorized. 

Sixth. To report to the county superintendent at the 
beginning of each term of school the name of the 
teacher and the proposed length of the term, and to 
supply the teacher with the school register furnished 
by the Superintendent of Public Instruction. 

Seventh. To issue and countersign all warrants or- 
dered to be issued by the board of directors, and to 
report to the county treasurer on or before the first 
Monday of each calendar month all the warrants 
drawn by the directors of his district, giving date, 
number and fund on which each warrant is drawn. 



CODE OP PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. " 43 

Eighth. To report to the county superintendent on 
or before the first day of December of each year the awen^ance^"'^" 
name and residence of every child that failed to at- 
tend school as required by law, and shall submit, at 
their next regular meeting, a duplicate of said report 
to the school board of his district 

Sec. 50. The district clerk shall receive three dollars compensation. 
per day for the time actually and necessarily spent in 
taking the census and making his report, and he shall 
receive such other reasonable compensation for other 
services as the directors shall allow, said accounts to 
be audited and paid by the directors out of the funds 
of the district : Provided, That no account for services 
rendered by any district clerk shall be audited or al- 
lowed by any board of directors, or any warrant issued 
for the payment of any such accounts, until he shall 
have filed with the board of directors a certificate of ?hat reports 
the county superintendent of his county that all re- ma^a^e!^®^'^ 
ports required by law have been properly made ; and 
it shall be the duty of the county superintendent to 
make out and transmit to the clerks of such districts 
as have made all the reports as required by law, on or 
before the last Saturday of the months of January, 
April, July and October of each year, the certificates 
required by this section. 

Chapter 8. —Teachers. 

Sec. 51. No person shall be accounted as a qualified ^^^"teache"!"" 
teacher, within the meaning of the school law, who has 
not first received a certificate issued by the Superin- 
tendent of Public Instruction ; or who has not a state 
certificate or life diploma from the state board of edu- 
cation, or who has not a temporary certificate or a 
special certificate granted by the county superintendent 
according to law : Provided, That nothing in this sec- 
tion shall be construed as invalidating any certificate 
in force at the time of its passage, but the same shall 
remain in force for the period for which each was is- 
sued. 

Sec. 52. Every teacher employed in any common 



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Report of con- 
tract to teacli. 



Report at close 
of school term 
or year. 



City superin- 
tendent or 
principal 
may report. 



Must keep 
register. 



Final report. 



Enforce course 
of study. 



school shall make a report to the county superintend- 
ent at the time of the contract to teach such school, 
showing the number of the district in which he is to 
teach, the grade of his certificate, date it expires, and 
the proposed length of term, and at the close of any 
school to report to the county superintendent on the 
blanks prescribed by the Superintendent of Public In- 
struction. Every teacher who shall be teaching at the 
close of the school yesn', or who shall teach the last 
term of any school year, in any school district, shall 
make a report to the county superintendent immedi- 
ately upon the cjose of such school year or term, for 
the entire time taught in said school district since the 
beginning of the school year. Copies of all reports 
made by teachers shall be furnished to the clerk of the 
district, to be by him filed in his office. No board of 
directors shall draw any order or warrant for the salary 
of any teacher for the last month of his service until 
the reports herein required shall have been made and 
received : Provided, That in all schools acting under 
the direction of a city superintendent, the report of 
such superintendent shall be accepted by the county 
superintendent and the directors in lieu of the teacher's 
report, and that when there is no city superintendent, 
the report of the principal shall be accepted in lieu of 
the teacher's report. 

Sec. 53. Every teacher shall keep a school register 
in the manner provided for, and no board of directors 
shall draw any warrant for the salary of any teacher 
for the last month of his service in the school at the 
end of any term or year, until they shall have received 
a certificate from the district clerk that the said register 
has been properly kept, the summaries made and the 
statistics entered, or until, by personal examination, 
they shall have satisfied themselves that it has been 
done. 

Sec. 54. (As amended by H. B. 472, Laws of 1899). 
Teachers shall faithfully enforce in the schools the 
course of study and regulations prescribed, and shall 



CODE OP PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. 45 

furnish promptly all information relating to the schools 
which ma}^ be requested by the county superintendent. 

Sec. 55. No teacher shall be employed except by written 

■^ "^ i ^ record of 

written order of a majority of the directors at a regular employment. 
or special meeting thereof, nor unless the holder of a 
legal teacher's certificate in full force and effect for the 
full period covered by said contract. 

Sec. 56. (As amended by H. B. 472, Laws of 1899). 
No teacher shall be required to teach school on Satur- Mondays 
days, or on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas, New Year 
and Fourth of July : Provided, That if the foregoing 
holidays fall on Sunday, the teacher shall not be re- 
quired to teach on the following Monday, and no de- 
duction from the teacher's time or salary shall be made 
by reason of the fact that a school day happens to be 
one of the days referred to in this section as a day on 
which school shall not be taught. 

Sec. 57. Every teacher shall have the power to hold May^^suspend 
every pupil to a strict accountability in school for any 
disorderly conduct on the way to and from school, or on 
the grounds of the school, or during the intermission 
or recess ; to suspend from school any pupil for good 
cause : Provided, That such suspension shall be reported 
to the directors as soon as practicable for their deci- 
sion. 

Sec. 58. It shall be the duty of all teachers to en- ^opaHty and 
deavor to impress on the minds of their pupils the patriotism. 
principles of moralty, truth, justice, temperance and 
patriotism ; to teach them to avoid idleness, profanity 
and falsehood ; to instruct them in the principles of 
free government, and to train them up to the true 
comprehension of the rights, duty and dignity of Amer- 
ican citizenship. 

Chapter 9. — County Treasurer. 

Sec. 59. The county treasurers of the several counties Treasurers 

•^ of scliool 

of this state shall be ex officio treasurer of the several districts. 
school districts of their respective counties, and it shall 
be the duty of each county treasurer — 

First. To receive and hold all moneys belonging to 



46 CODE OP PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. 

an/pay out such school districts, and to pay them out upon war- 
school-funds, y^j^^g Qj. orders of the board of directors of the districts 

to which they belong. 
?u°nds"ubiect Second, To certify to the county superintendent of 
ment^""^""^ common schools of his county, July first of each year^ 
and quarterl}'^ thereafter, the amount of all school 
moneys in his possession subject to apportionment on 
the last day of the preceding month, which certificate 
shall specify the source or sources from which said 
moneys were derived. 
animaf?eport. Third. To make annually, on or before the fifteenth 
day of July, a report to the county superintendent of 
his county, which report shall show the amount of 
school funds on hand at the begining of the school 
year last past belonging to each school district; the 
amount of funds placed to the credit of each school 
district during the school year ending June 30, last 
past, and the sources from which said funds were de- 
rived ; the amount of funds disbursed upon orders or 
warrants of each school district during the year, and 
for what purpose they were paid out; the amount of 
funds remaining in his possession at the close of the 
school year subject to be paid out upon warrants of 
school district officers, and the fund to which said 
moneys belong; also the amount of all unpaid warrants 
or bonds appearing upon his register at the close of the 
school year. 
To register Fourth. He shall keep a register of all school district 

■warrants. i o 

warrants presented to him for payment, which register 
shall show the number of the warrant, the date of issue 
and the date on which it was registered, the amount,, 
and the purpose for which it was issued, to whom 
issued and to ^hom paid, and the amount of interest,, 
if any, accruing on said warrant before payment. 
Whenever any school district warrant shall be pre- 
sented to the county treasurer for payment, if properly 
signed, he shall pay the same out of the proper fund 
of the district upon which it is issued, if there be funds 
in his possession for that purpose ; but if there be no 
funds in his possession for that purpose he shall en- 



CODE OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. 47 

dorse upon the back of said warrant the words, " Pre- 
sented and not paid for want of funds," together with oifwan^ants!* 
the date of said endorsement, and thereafter said war- 
rant shall draw interest at the same rate as county 
warrants until there shall be sufficient funds for its 
payment; and it is hereby made the duty of the county Advertise can 

^ "^ ' -^ "^ •''of warrants. 

treasurer to advertise, quarterly, all warrants which he 
is prepared to pay, in the same way in which he is re- 
quired to advertise county Mjarrants, and after the date 
fixed in said notice said warrants shall cease to draw 
interest. 

Chapter 10.— General Provisions Relating to Officers. 

Sec. 60. When any school officer is superseded, by shaiiturnover 

•^ _ J. ' ^ property. 

election or otherwise, he shall immediately deliver to 
his successor in office all books, papers and moneys 
pertaining to his office. 

Sec. 61. Every person elected or appointed to any o^^g °^*^ °* 
office mentioned in this act shall, before entering upon 
the discharge of the duties thereof, take an oath or af- 
firmation to support the constitution of the United 
States and the State of Washington, and to promote 
the interest of education, and to faithfully discharge 
the duties of his office according to the best of his 
ability. In case any officer has a written appointment 
or commission, his oath or affirmation shall be endorsed 
thereon and sworn to before any officer authorized to 
administer oaths. School officers are hereby author- May admm- 

•^ ister oaths. 

ized to administer all oaths or affirmations appertain- 
ing to their respective offices without charge or fee. 
All oaths of office as herein provided shall, when prop- 
erly made, be filed with the county superintendent of 
schools. 

Sec. 62. Every school district director or clerk shall, siiaii aie 

•J ' signature. 

on assuming the duties of his office, place his signa- 
ture, certified to by some school district officer, on file 
in the office of county treasurer ; and it shall be un- 
lawful for any county treasurer to pay or register any 
school district warrant if the signatures are not on file 



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Authority of 

officers 

validated. 



Common 

schools 

defined. 



Subjects to 
be taught. 



School day. 



in his office or do not correspond to the certified signa- 
tures therein filed. 

Sec. 63. Nothing in this act shall be so construed as 
to invalidate the authority of any school officer ap- 
pointed or elected under provisions of law and holding 
office at the time of the passage of this act, nor of any 
contract in full force and effect at the time of the pass- 
age of this act. 

TITLE III. —THE COMMON SCHOOL SYSTEM. 
Chapter 1 . — District Schools. 

Sec. 64. Common schools shall include all district 
grades, and high schools that are maintained at public 
expense in each school district and under the control 
of boards of directors. Every common school, not 
otherwise provided for by law, shall be open to the ad- 
mission of all children between the ages of six and 
twenty-one years residing in that school district. 

Sec. 65. All common schools shall be taught in the 
English language, and instruction shall be given in the 
following branches, viz. : Reading, penmanship, or- 
thography, written arithmetic, mental arithmetic, 
geography, English grammar, physiology and hygiene 
with special reference to the effects of alcoholic stimu- 
lants and narcotics on the human system, history of 
the United States, and such other studies as may be 
prescribed by the state board of education. Attention 
must be given during the entire course to the cultiva- 
tion of manners, to the laws of health, physical exercise, 
ventilation and temperature of the school room, and 
not less than ten minutes each week must be devoted 
to the systematic teaching of kindness to not only our 
domestic animals, but to all living creatures. 

Sec. 66. The school day shall be six hours in length, 
exclusive of an intermission at noon, but any board of 
directors may fix as the school day a less number of 
hours than six : Provided, That it be not less than four 
hours for primary schools under their charge, and any 
teacher may dismiss any or all pupils under eight 
years of age after an attendance of four hours, exclu- 



CODE OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. 49 

siv€ of any intermission at noon. The school month school month. 
shall be construed to be twenty school days, or four 
weeks of five days each. 

Sec. 67. The school year shall begin on the first day school year. 
of July and end with the last day of June. 

Sec. 68. No teacher, pupil or ianitor shall be per- contagious 

' '■ ^ •' -^ diseases. 

mitted to attend school from any house in which 
smallpox, varioloid, scarlet fever, diphtheria or any 
other contagious or infectious diseases are prevalent. 
No teacher, pupil or janitor shall be permitted to re- 
turn to school from any house where the above men- 
tioned diseases, or any form of them, have prevailed, 
until three weeks shall have elapsed from the begin- 
ning of convalescence of the patient, or upon the cer- 
tificate of a registered physician in good standing that 
there is no danger of contagion. In case of whooping 
cough, chicken pox and measles, certified by a physi- 
cian to be not of a malignant character, this rule shall 
not apply to teachers, pupils or janitors who have had 
these diseases and have entirely recovered from them. 

Sec. 69. All pupils who may attend the common Pupiisshaii 

•^ , '' . comply with 

schools shall comply with the regulations established regulations. 
in pursuance of the law for the government of the 
schools, shall pursue the required course of studies, 
and shall submit to the authority of the teachers of 
such schools. Continued and willful disobedience or 
open defiance of authority of the teacher shall consti- 
tute good cause for expulsion from school. 

Sec. 70. All school districts in this state shall main- ^j,g\™ 
tain school during at least three months each year. ^'^^°°^ *®'^°^- 
All graded school dictricts in incorporated cities and 
towns shall maintain school during at. least six months 
each year. 

Sec. 71. All parents, guardians and other persons in at°t?ndanc€?in 
this state having or who may hereafter have immediate ^^^^^ districts. 
custody of any child or children between the ages of 
eight and fifteen years, shall send the same to school 
at least three months in each year : Provided, That in ggi^^^oi^®'^ 
graded school districts in incorporated cities and towns 
—4 



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Incorporated 
towns. 



Shall employ 
a principal. 



Course of 
study. 



such children shall be sent to school at least six months 
in each year. 

Chapter 2.— Graded and High Schools. 

Sec. 72. (As amended by H. B. 237, Laws of 1899.) 
Each incorporated city of town in the state shall be com- 
prised in one school district, and shall be under the 
control of one board of directors : Provided, That noth- 
ing in this section shall be so construed as to prevent 
the extension of such cit}^ or town district a reasonable 
distance beyond the limits of such city or town : And 
provided further, That nothing in this section shall be so 
construed as to change or disturb the boundaries of any 
school district organized prior to the incorporation of 
any city or town, except in cases of incorporation of 
cities or towns lying partly in two or more school dis- 
tricts organized prior to the incorporation of such city 
or town, or the extension of the boundaries of cities or 
towns beyond the limits of the school districts in which 
they are situated, or in cases where two or more cities 
or towns unite, as provided by law: And provided fur- 
ther, That the fact of the issuance of bonds by school 
districts, heretofore or hereafter, shall not prevent the 
formation of new school districts, whether or not such 
bonds have been redeemed, cancelled, or paid in whole 
or in part ; and shall not prevent the transfer or unit- 
ing with another school district of a portion or the 
whole of a district where bonds have been or may here- 
after be issued. 

Sec. 73. In all such city or town districts where the 
number of children of school age is sufficient to require 
the employment of more than one teacher, the board of 
directors shall designate one of such teachers as prin- 
cipal, and such principal shall have general supervi- 
sion over the several departments of his school. The 
school or schools in such city or town districts shall be 
graded in such a manner as the directors thereof shall 
deem best suited to the wants and conditions of such 
districts : Provided, That the course of study established 
for such districts shall not be inconsistent with the 
laws of this state. 



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Sec. 74. The directors of such city or town districts 
wherein schools are mainta^ined in two or more build- acftyl^per/ 
ings shall elect one city or town superintendent, who i'^*^^'^®'^^- 
may be a teacher in the schools of such district, and such 
city or town school superintendent shall have general 
supervision over the schools of his district, subject to 
the concurrence of the board of directors ; and it shall 
be the duty of the principal or city school superintend- ^ify°uVerm- 
ent to report to the Superintendent of Public Instruc- *^'^'^®'^*- 
tion such facts relative to the grading, course of study, 
enrollment, attendance and other matters pertaining to 
such schools as he may require, on blanks furnished 
for that purpose. 

Chapter 3. — Cities of Ten Thousand or More Inhabitants. 

Sec. 75. Whenever any incorporated city in this 
state shall have a population of ten thousand or more 
inhabitants, as shown by any regular or special census, 
together with any adjacent or contiguous territory that 
now is or may be hereafter attached to said city for 
school purposes, it shall constitute one school district 

and be known by the name " (name of city) district. ''^^^ 

school district No ," in county. State of 

Washington, and the board of directors thereof shall 
constitute a body corporate and possess all the usual ^or^p^ate 
powers of a corporation for public purposes, and in 
that name and style may sue and be sued, purchase, 
hold, and sell such personal and real estate, and enter 
into such obligations as are authorized by law ; and 
the title to all school buildings or other property, real 
or personal, owned by any school district within the 
corporate limits of any city shall, upon the organiza- 
tion of a district under the provisions of this act, vest 
immediately in the new district, and the board of di- 
rectors by this act provided, shall have exclusive control 
of the same for all the purposes herein contemplated. 

Sec. 76. The said board of directors shall consist of Board of Ave 

members. 

five members, who shall be elected hj ballot by the 
qualified electors of the district, and shall hold their 
■offices for a term of three years, and until their sue- 



52 CODE OP PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. 

cessors are elected and qualified : Provided, That the 
members of the board of directors in any city to which 
the provisions of this act apply, shall serve out the time 
for which they were elected : Provided further, That at 

members ^^^® ^^^^ election of members subsequent to the passage 
of this act, it shall be so arranged by the members- 
elect drawing lots, that the term of two members shall 
expire in one year, the term of two members shall ex- 
pire in two years, and the term of one member shall 
expire in three years after the said first election. 

Annual ggc. 77. The regular district election shall be held 

election » 

annually in each district contemplated by this chapter 
on the first Saturday of November. The board of di- 
rectors shall cause written or printed notices to be 
posted, specifying the day and the places of such elec- 
tion, and the time during which the ballot box shall 
be kept open ; not less, however, than six (6) hours. 
Said notices shall be posted in at least one place in 
Notices posted each Ward in the district at least twenty (20) days pre- 

twenty days. . . o \ ^ ^ i. 

vious to the time of election. Said notices shall also 
be published for the same length of time in two daily 
papers published in the district, and if there be no 
daily or dailies, then in the weekly paper ol papers in 
three (3) regular issues next preceding the day of such 
election. If the board of directors fail to give notice 
at such time, as herein provided, then any five (5) 
legal voters residing in the district may give such no- 
tice over their own names, and such election may be 
held after the day fixed by this act for such election. 
All elections shall be by ballot, and in the absence of 
Siaii be open. ^^J notice Specifying the hour, the ballot box shall be 
open at 1 o'clock p. m. and be closed at 8 o'clock p. m. 
Sec. 78. (As amended by H. B. 472, Laws of 1899). 
provideTOttag^ '^^^ board of directors shall, at a regular meeting, pro- 
piaces. vide not more than two voting places in each ward of 

the city, and appoint judges and clerks of election, who 
shall observe and cause to be observed at such election 
all the election laws of the state applicable thereto not 
otherwise provided for : Provided, That only those per- 
sons, male and female, who have complied with the 



CODE OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. 53 

laws governing registration in cities of the class for 
which this section provides, shall be permitted to vote, 
and that no person shall be permitted to vote at said 
election except in the ward in w^hich he or she resides. 
In cities of ten thousand (10,000) or more inhabitants, 
books of registration shall be open for the purpose of 
registration at not more than two convenient places in 
the district to be designated by the board of directors, 
on each day between the hours of 9 o'clock a. m. and 4 
o'clock p. M. of each day, except legal holidays, and they 
shall be closed and no names shall be registered therein 
during the five days preceding any special election, and 
during the ten days preceding any general election held 
in such district, except only on the last day, not Sun- 
day or a legal holiday, preceding the day of said elec- 
tion, said books shall again be opened during the hours 
specified for the purpose of further registration. The 
secretary of the board shall give notice of the closing 
of the books of registration in his district by a notice 
published in a newspaper of general circulation, pub- 
lished in his district, at least ten days before the day 
for first closing of said books : Provided, however, That 
any elector of said district who has duly registered as 
a voter at any general election in said district shall be 
allowed to vote at the next succeeding school election 
held in the same year without registration. Should 
any of the judges be absent at the opening of the polls, 
the electors present shall appoint a legal voter, who, 
upon taking oath, shall be qualified to fill the vacancy. 

Sec. 79. The board of directors shall, upon closing °anvass'^and 
the polls, receive the returns at the time and the place returns!'^ 
it shall direct, and shall, within five (5) days from 
said election, meet as a canvassing board, and in the 
presence of any duly qualified justice of the peace in 
and for said county, canvass the returns and ascertain 
the result. The result of said election shall be certified 
by the board of directors to the county school superin- 
endent, who shall preserve said certificate, entering p^tg^^yt^o^' 
upon his records the receipt of said certificate and the c|te!^*^ *^®^*^^' 
names of the person or persons elected as members of 



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Directors shall 
take oath. 



Term of office. 



Election of 
secretary. 



Elections by 
viva voce vote. 



Duty of 
president. 



Duty of vice 
president. 



Duty of 
secretary. 



such board of directors for said district, together with 
the terms for which elected. 

Sec. 80. Ail persons elected as members of the board 
of directors shall, within ten (10) days thereafter, ap- 
pear before an officer authorized to administer oaths, 
take and subscribe the usual oath of office, and deliver 
the same to the county superintendent of schools. In 
case any person elected shall fail so to do, his election 
shall be void, and the vacancy occasioned thereby shall 
be filled by the board as hereinafter provided. The 
term of office of persons so selected shall begin on the 
first Saturday of the month following their election, 
when the members of the board of directors shall elect 
a president and a vice president from among their 
number, who shall serve for a term of one year or until 
their successors are elected and qualified. They shall 
elect annually a secretary, at such salary as they, the 
board, may deem just. Said secretary shall not be a 
member of the board of directors, and may be removed 
by the board at any time. 

Sec. 81. The election of the officers of the board of 
directors, the city superintendent, the secretary, teach- 
ers and janitors shall be by viva voce vote upon a call 
of the roll of all the members, and no person shall be 
declared elected unless he receives a majority vote of 
all the members of the board. 

Sec. 82. It shall be the duty of the president to 
preside at all meetings of the board, and to perform 
such other duties as the board may prescribe. 

Sec. 83. It shall be the duty of the vice president to 
perform all the duties of president in case of his ab- 
sence or disability. 

Sec. 84. It shall be the duty of the secretary to be 
present at all the meetings of the board, to keep an accu- 
rate journal of the proceedings, to take charge of its 
books and documents, to countersign all warrants for 
school moneys drawn upon the county treasurer by 
order of the board ; he may be authorized by the board 
of directors to purchase needed supplies for the schools, 
and shall also act as superintendent of buildings, and 



CODE OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. 55 

shall be charged with the special care of the school 
buildings of the district; he shall also perform such 
other duties as the board may direct. 

Sec. 85. Before entering upon the discharge of his ^'^^^ ^'^e 
duties, the secretary of the board shall give bonds in 
such sum as the board of directors may fix from time to 
time, but for not less than five thousand dollars ($5,000), 
with good and sufiicient sureties, and shall take and 
subscribe an oath or affirmation, before a proper officer 
that he will support the constitution of Washington 
and faithfully perform the duties of his office. He 
shall, from time to time; as he may be required by the fu'^el-intend 
board, make a complete and detailed record of his trans- ^uii<5i^ss. 
actions as purchasing agent of the board and as super- 
intendent of. buildings, which shall be combined with 
his annual report, to be published in the manner deter- 
mined by the board. 

Sec. 86. The regular meetings of the board of direct- ^f^ifa?ci.°^ 
ors shall be held monthly at such a time as the by-laws 
of the board may prescribe, but special meetings may 
be held from time to time as circumstances may de- 
mand, at the call of the president or on petition of a 
majority of the members of the board, and all meetings 
shall be open to the public unless otherwise specially 
ordered. 

Sec. 87. The board of directors shall maintain an °ii^°,fo°r(j 
office were all regular meetings shall be held, and all 
records, vouchers and other important papers belong- 
ing to the board may be preserved, and at all times be 
ready for inspection of resident taxpayers. 

Sec. 88. The county treasurer shall be the ex officio treasurer shaii 
treasurer of the board of directors ; he shall prepare of diltrlcr'^ 
and submit to the secretary, in writing, on the first day 
of January, April, July and October of each year, a re- 
port of the state of the finances, and shall pay school 
moneys placed to the credit of the -district only upon 
warrants signed by the president or by a majority of 
the board of directors and countersigned by the secre- 
tary. 

Sec. 89. The board of directors shall have the power 



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Vacancies in 
the board. 



Quorum. 



Forfeiture 
of office. 



Auditing 
committee 



County super- 
intendent 
to examine 
accounts and 
report to 
county com- 
missioners. 



Powers and 
duties. 



To employ 
a superin- 
tendent. 



To enforce 
rules and 
adopt 
text-books. 



to fill, by election, any vacancy which may occur in its 
body, but the election to fill such vacancy shall be 
valid only until the next regular district election,, and 
the ballots and returns shall be designated as follows : 
"To fill unexpired term." 

Sec. 90. A majority of all members of the board of 
directors shall contstitue a quorum, but a less number 
in attendance at any regular meeting shall have, and a 
quorum at any special meeting' may have, power to 
compel the attendance of absent members, in such 
manner and under such penalties as the board may see 
fit to prescribe; and the absence of any member from 
four consecutive regular meetings of the board, unless 
on account of sickness or by resolution of the board, 
shall vacate his position in the board, which fact shall 
be passed upon by the board of directors and spread 
upon their records. 

Sec. 91. All accounts shall be audited by a commit- 
tee, to be styled the "auditing committee," and no ex- 
penditure greater than two hundred dollars ($200) 
shall be voted by the board except in accordance with 
a written contract, nor shall any money or appropria- 
tion be paid out of the school fund except on a recorded 
affirmative vote of a majority of all members of the 
board ; and the accounts and the records of said board 
shall at all times be subject to the inspection and exam- 
ination of the county superintendent of said county, 
whose duty it shall be, annually, to examine said rec- 
ords and check said accounts, and report in writing to 
the board of county commissioners of said county the 
nature and state of said accounts, and any facts that 
may be required concerning said records. 

Sec. 92. Every board of directors shall have the 
power, and it shall be their duty — 
. First. To employ a city superintendent of schools of 
the district, and for cause to dismiss him ; and to fix 
his duties and compensation. 

Second. To enforce the rules and general regulations 
of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, and the 
State Board of Education ; to prescribe the course of 



CODE OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. 57 

study, the exercises, and the kind of text-books to be 
used in addition to the text-books prescribed by the 
State Board of Education for the use of the common 
schools of this state : Provided, That after the adoption 
of any text-book, it shall not be changed in less than 
five (5) years, unless the price thereof shall be unwar- 
rantably advanced, or the mechanical quality lowered, 
or the supply stopped. 

Third. To provide for school furniture and for every- to provide 

^ '' supplies. 

thing needed in the school houses. 

Fourth. To make necessary by-laws for more effect- ^y-ilTws* 
ively carrying out the provisions of this act, and for 
facilitating the work of the board, as required bylaw. 

Fifth. To adopt and enforce such rules and regula- gmdes^and^ 
tions as may be deemed essential to the well being of ^p^'^ '^^'^ ®- 
the schools, and to establish and maintain such grades 
and departments, including night, high, kindergarten, 
manual training and industrial schools as shall, in the 
judgment of the board, best promote the interests of 
education in that district. 

Sixth. To suspend and expel pupils from school who to suspend 
refuse to obey the rules thereof. 

Seventh. To employ, and, for cause, to dismiss, to employ 

r J ^ ^ ' ' teachers, and 

teachers, janitors or other employes; to determine the ^^g^\?^|°^^^ 
length of time over and above eight (8) months that gchooil"^ 
school shall be maintained ; to fix the time for annual 
opening and closing of schools, and for the daily dis- 
missal of primary pupils before the regular time for 
closing schools. 

Eighth. To provide free text-books and supplies for '^^^1°^^'^^ 
all children attending school, when so ordered by a 
vote of the electors ; or if free text-books are not voted 
by the electors, to provide books for children of indigent 
parents, on the written statement of the city superin- 
tendent that the parents of such children are not able 
to purchase them. 

Ninth. To require successful vaccination as a condi- to require 

^ vaccination. 

tion of school membership and to provide free vac- 
■ cination to all who are unable to pay for the same. 
Tenth. To make, as soon as possible after the close 



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annuaireport. ^^ *^^ school year, an annual printed report to the 
taxpayers of the district, showing in detail the receipts 
and disbursements of the school funds. 
Census. Sec. 93. The board of directors shall annually cause 

to be taken an enumeration of all persons between the 
ages of five and twenty-one years residing in the dis- 
trict, and shall report the same, together with such in- 
formation as required by the general school laws of 
Washington, to the county superintendent of schools, 
at the time and in the manner specified by law for like 
returns in other districts. The census shall be taken 
by the secretary and such enumerators as he shall se- 
lect, subject to the approval of the board or its proper 
committee. The enumerators shall receive such com- 
o?enume?*^°'^ peusatiou as the board may deem just. Each enumer- 
^^°^'^' ator shall verify by oath the correctness of his report 

Gam of. in the same manner as by law required of the district 

clerk. 
Directors shall Seo. 94. It shall be uulawful for any member of the 

have no pecu- _ _ '^ 

fn^contractr'^ bo&rd of directors, or any of its officers, to have any 
pecuniary interest, either directly or indirectly, in any 
contract for the erection of school houses, or for warm- 
ing, ventilating, furnishing or repairing the same, or 
in the furnishing of supplies for the maintenance of 
the schools, or toreceive or to accept any compensation 
for services perforined in discharging the duties of his 
office. 

Sale of school Sec. 95. No school property of any kind shall be sold 

property. s. ± .j ^ 

by the board of directors without the consent of the 
district being first obtained, except it be personal prop- 
erty, the value of which shall not exceed five hundred 
dollars ($500). 
Purchase of Sec. 96. In all districts contemplated by this chap- 

supplies m the l ^ j. 

Idvertisl°° ^^' tor, whcu, in the opinion of the board, the cost of any 
ment. j^q^ qJ fumiture, stationery, apparatus, fuel, building or 

improvements, or repairs to the same, will equal or 
exceed the sum of two hundred dollars ($200), it shall 
be the duty of the board to give due notice by publi- 
cation in at least one daily newspaper published within 
said city, and if there be no daily, then in one or more 



CODE OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. 59 

weekly papers in three (3) regular consecutive issues, 
of the intention to receive bids for such lots of furni- 
ture, stationery, fuel and other supplies, or for said 
improvements and repairs. The board shall deter- 
mine the specifications for such bids, which shall be 
public. 

Sec. 97. (As amended by H. B. 472, Laws of 1899). • 
The board of directors shall annually, at a meeting texTevV- 
next preceding the annual tax levy for state and 
county purposes, report to the board of county com- 
missioners an estimate of the amount of funds in ad- 
dition to estimated receipts from the state tax required 
for the support of the schools, for the purchase of 
school sites, the erection and furnishing of school 
buildings, the payment of interest upon all bonds 
issued for school purposes, and the creation of a sink- 
ing fund for the payment of such indebtedness, if any, 
and the county commissioners are hereby authorized 
and required to levy and collect said additional amount 
the same as other taxes : Provided, That in case the ^fthouwote 
purchase of school sites and the erection of buildings 
shall require an expenditure exceeding fifty thousand 
dollars ($50,000 for any one current school year, the 
question shall be submitted to a vote of the electors of 
the district, at the time and places the board of direc- 
tors may appoint. The board of directors shall, pre- 
vious to such election, designate in at least one daily 
paper published in the district, if there be one, if not 
then in such weekly papers as may be selected by the 
board, the place or places where such an election shall 
be held, the locality of the site or sites requiredj and 
the proposed cost of the buildings to be erected thereon : 
Provided, That the board of directors of any school dis- May condemn 
trict of this state may proceed to condemn and appro- 
priate sufficient land for a school house site not to 
exceed one acre in extent; such condemnation pro- 
ceedings shall be in accordance with the laws of this 
state providing for appropriating private property for 
public use. 

Sec, 98. The aggregate tax for school purposes in 



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Limit of 
tax levy. 



Time of 
holding. 



May be held. 



Length of 
session. 



Teachers 
paid during 
institute. 



Examination 
fees paid into 
the institute 
fund. 



cities of ten thousand or more inhabitants shall in no 
one year exceed one per cent, upon all the taxable 
property of the district. 

Chapter 4. — County Institutes. 

Sec. 99. (As amended by H. B. 472, Laws of L899). 
Whenever the number of school districts in any county 
is twenty-five or more, the county superintendent must 
hold a teachers' institute each year, and every teacher 
holding a valid certificate employed in a common school 
in the county must attend such institute during its 
whole time. County superintendents of contiguous 
counties may by mutual arrangements hold a joint in- 
stitute, the expenses to be shared in proportion to the 
departments maintained in the counties as shown by 
the county superintendent's last annual reports. The 
work of the institute shall be in conformity to a sylla- 
bus prepared by the State Superintendent and a com- 
mittee of three county superintendents appointed by 
him, for at least one-half of the program, the remaining 
part to be supplied by the county superintendent of 
each county where institute is held. 

Sec. 100. In any county where there are less than 
twenty-five school districts, the county superintendent 
may, in his discretion, hold an institute. 

Sec. 101. (As amended by H. B. 472, Laws of 1899). 
Each session of the institute must continue not less 
than five days. 

Sec. 102. (As amended by H. B. 472, Laws of 1899). 
When the institute is held during the time when a 
teacher is employed in teaching, his pay shall not be 
diminished by reason of his attendance, when certified 
to by the county superintendent, and in addition to the 
actual attendance earned by the district, an additional 
attendance shall be accredited to the district, deter- 
mined by multiplying the average daily attendance for 
the term by the number of days the teacher attended 
the institute. 

Sec. 103. All examination fees shall be paid by the 
county superintendent to the county treasurer, who 



CODE OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. 61 

shall place it to the credit of an institute fund hereby 
created. 

Sec. 104. The county superintendent must keep an ^y county con^. 
accurate account of the actual expenses of the institute, "^^ssioners. 
with vouchers for the same, and present the bill to the 
county commissioners, who shall allow the same : Pro- 
vided, That such amount shall not exceed in any year 
the sum of two hundred dollars in excess of the amount 
received as examination fees. 

Chapter 5. — Text-Books, 
article 1. — adoption of books. 
Sec. 105. (As amended by chapter clxxvii. Laws of ff EdiSatfon 
1901). For the purposes of adopting text-books and ^^^^om^^®^ 
prescribing courses of study for the use of the common 
and graded schools of the state, the State Board of Edu- 
cation shall consist of the state superintendent, the four 
appointed members and the six city superintendents of 
of the six largest cities of the state. 

ARTICLE IL — FREE TEXTBOOKS. 

Sec. 106. (As amended by chapter clxxvii, Laws of 
of 1901). Before the first of September, 1902 the school feho'^o^^books 
district officers of the various schools in the state may -'«'^en. 
provide all text-books necessary for carrying on the 
school work. 

Sec. 107. (As amended by chapter clxxvii, Laws of 
1901). At the time fixed by law in the year 1901 for special tax 
the levy of a special school tax the officers of the various 
school districts of the state may levy a special tax suffi- . 
cient to carry into effect the provisions of section 106 
of this act : Provided, That said district boards may ac- Proviso. 
quire by purchase or gift the books in use by the pupils • 
of said schools. 

Sec. 108. (As amended by chapter clxxvii. Laws of 
1901). It shall be the duty of the board of directors to StooS''''^ 
adopt such rules and regulations as may be necessary 
for the care and use of text-books. 

Chapter 6. — School Revenues. 

Sec. 109. The principal of the common school fund sXJofftmds 
shall remain irreducible and permanent. The said fund 



62 CODE OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. 

shall be derived from the following sources, to-wit: 
Appropriations and donations by the state to this 
fund; donations and bequests by individuals to the 
state or common school; the proceeds of land or other 
property which revert to the state by escheat and for- 
feiture ; the proceeds of all property granted to the 
state, when the purpose of the grant is not specified or 
is uncertain ; funds accumulated in the treasury of the 
state for the disbursements of which provision has not 
been made by law ; the proceeds of the sale of timber, 
stone, minerals or other property from school and state 
lands other than those granted for specific purposes, 
and all moneys other than rental recovered from per- 
sons trespassing on said lands ; five per centum of the 
proceeds of the sale of public lands lying within the 
state, which shall be sold by the United States subse- 
quent to the admission of the state into the union, as 
approved by section fifteen (15) of the act of Congress 
enabling the admission of the state into the union ; 
the principal of all funds arising from the sale of lands 
and other property which have been and hereafter may 
be granted to the state for the support of the common 
schools, and such other funds as may be provided by 
legislative enactment. 
Revenue to be Qec. 110. The interest accruing on said fund, to- 

exclusively for ^ ' 

current use. gethcr witli rentals and other revenues derived from 
lands and other property devoted to the common school 
fund, shall be exclusively applied to the current use of 
the common schools. All schools maintained or sup- 

fromsectarfan poi'^ed wliolly or in part by the public funds shall be 

control. forever free from sectarian control or influence. All 

losses to the permanent common school fund which 

Loss of funds, shall be occasioned by defalcation, mismanagement or 
fraud of the agent or officers controling or managing 
the same, shall be audited by the proper authorities of 
the state. The amount so audited shall be a perma- 
nent funded debt against the state in favor of the par- 
ticular fund sustaining such loss, upon which not less 
than six per cent, annual interest shall be paid. 

Sec. 111. (As amended by chapter clxxvii. Laws 



CODE OF PUBLIC IWSTRUCTION. g3 

of 1901). In addition to the provisions for the 
support of common schools hereinbefore provided, it ^yy^l^jof^ 
shall be the duty of the State Board of Equalization, ^^^'p'^'^'''^- 
annually, .at the time of levying tax for state purposes, 
to levy a tax that shall be sufficient to produce a sum 
which, when added to the estimated amount of money 
to be derived from the interest on the state permanent 
school fund for the current fiscal year, shall equal ten 
dollars for each child of school age residing in the state 
as shown by the last report of the several county super- 
intendents to the Superintendent of Public Instruction : 
Provided, That said tax shall not exceed five mills on Proviso. 
the doltar. Said tax levy shall be certified to the 
several cCunty auditors in the same manner as other of^ta^fe^ °f. 
state taxes' are required to be certified, and shall be thereof!"^ 
collected and transmitted to the State Treasurer at the 
same time and in the same manner as other state taxes 
are required to be collected and transmitted ; and it 
shall be the duty of the State Auditor within thirty 
days after the date at which coufity treasurers are re- o/funfe^^^'^'^ 
quired to transmit state funds to the State Treasurer, collected. 
to certify to the Superintendent of Public Instruction 
the amount of all state annual school funds in the hands 
of the State Treasurer subject to apportionment. 

Sec. 112. (As amended by chapter clxxvii, Laws of 
1901). The board of directors, when in their judg- l/Jl^^^of ^^ 
ment it is necessary, for the purpose of furnishing ad- tH'^forwages, 
ditional school facilities for their district, or for the books,^etc. 
payment of teachers' wages, or for the building of one 
or more school houses, or for the repairing of one or 
more school houses, or for the building of additions 
thereto, or for the purchase of fuel, supplies, globes, 
maps, charts, books of reference or other appliances or 
apparatus for teaching, or for any or all of these pur- 
poses, may levy especial tax on the taxable. property of 
the district, not to exceed ten mills on the dollar : Pro- 
vided, That no tax exceeding five mills on the dollar ^^t^i^aot to 
shall be levied until such levy shall have been ordered Sifs^.*^ ^^® 
by a majority vote of the legal electors of the district, 
at a special election called for that purpose : Provided 



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Further 
proviso. 



Thi'ee mills in 
union districts. 



Elections — 
how called and 
conducted. 



Certification 
of results 
thereof. 



Duty of 

district clerk. 



Extension 
of tax. 



Collection 
of tax. 



Crediting 

proper 

district. 



Fines, pen- 
alties and 
forfeitures. 



further, That boards of directors of UDion schools majr 
levy a special tax on the taxable property of the union 
district not to exceed three mills on the dollar, and the- 
levying of such tax by such union school district board 
shall not prevent the electors of any district within such 
union district from levying a tax of ten mills, as here- 
inbefore provided. School district elections for the pur- 
pose of voting special tax, shall be called and conducted 
in the manner provided for calling and conducting 
annual school elections. At such elections the ballots 
shall contain the words "Tax, yes," or "Tax, no." The 
officers of the election shall certify the result of the 
election to the clerk of the district, who shall file said 
certificate as a part of his records. Whenever a special 
tax is ordered to be levied, the clerk of the district shall 
on or before the first day of September, of the year in 
which such special tax is ordered to be levied, make to 
the county auditor a certified statement of the number 
of mills of such special tax which has been ordered to 
be levied- in such district. The county auditor shall 
extend the same against all the taxable property within 
such district upon the general assessment roll of the 
county, showing the amount and kind of property so 
assessed, and to certify the same to the county treasurer. 
The county treasurer shall proceed to collert the tax in 
the same manner and at the same time and with the 
same power and authority to enforce payment of the 
same, as in the case of county and state taxes. The 
county treasurer shall place any tax so, collected to the 
credit of the district to which it belongs. 

Sec. 113. Except as otherwise provided by law, all 
sums of money derived from fines imposed for viola- 
tion of orders of injunction, mandamus and other like 
writs, or for contempt of court, and the clear proceeds 
of all fines collected within the several counties of the 
state for breach of the penal laws, and all funds aris- 
ing from the sale of lost goods and estrays, and from 
penalties and forfeitures, shall be paid over in cash by 
the person collecting the same, within twenty days 
after the collection, to the county treasurer of the 



CODE OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. 65 

county in which the same have accrued, and shall be 
by him transmitted to the State Treasurer, who shall 
place the same to the credit of the general school fund. 
He shall indicate in such entry the source from which 
such money was derived. 

Sec. 114. All school warrants shall be paid in the "^^jrants 

^ paid, how. 

order of their presentation to the county treasurer, and 
shall draw interest from and after such presentation 
and registry : Provided, That no compound interest 
shall be paid directly or indirectly on any of said war- 
rants. 

Sec. 115. No new district formed by the subdivision schooiinnew 

'■' district— when 

of an old one shall be entitled to any share of public tied'^to^fumS^" 
money belonging to the old district until a school has 
actually been taught one month in the new district 
and unless within eight months from the order of the 
county superintendent granting such new district a 
school is opened, the action making a new district '^^^ district 
shall be void, and all elections or appointments of di- 
rectors or clerks made in consequence of such action, 
and all rights and office of parties so elected or ap- 
pointed shall cease and determine, and all taxes which 
may have been levied in such old district shall be valid 
and binding upon the real and personal property of 
such new districts, and shall be collected and paid into 
the school fund of the old district. 

Sec. 116. (As amended by H. B. 237, Laws of 1899.) 
When a new district is formed from one or more old ^/funds. 
districts it shall be entitled to a just share of the school 
moneys to the credit of the one or more old districts, 
from which the new district is formed, at the time the 
petition was granted to establish the new district. And 
the county superintendent (or in case of an appeal, 
the board of county commissioners), shall divide such 
moneys and also such moneys as may, for the current 
year, afterward be apportioned to the said one or more 
old districts, according to the number of school children 
resident in the new district, as may be ascertained by 
a census taken for that purpose : Provided, That the 

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Limit of 

bonded 

indebtedness. 



Rate of 
interest. 



Bond election. 



Notice of. 



Form of 
ballots. 



new district shall be entitled to all special tax levied 
within the boundaries of the new district, for the cur- 
rent year in which the new district is formed. And if 
such special tax, or any part of it has already been 
collected and placed to the credit of the aforementioned 
one or more old districts, it shall be the duty of the 
county treasurer, upon the order of the county superin- 
tendent, to transfer such special tax to the credit of the 

new district. 

Chapter 7. — Bonds. 

Sec. 117. Theboardof directors of any school district 
in this state may borrow money and issue negotiable 
coupon bonds therefor to an amount not to exceed five 
( 5 ) per cent, of the taxable property in such district, 
as shown by the last assessment roll for county and 
state purposes : Provided^ That in incorporated cities 
the assessment shall be taken from the last assessment 
for city purposes, for the purpose of funding outstand- 
ing indebtedness, or bonds heretofore issued or issued 
under the provisions of this act, or for the purchase of 
school house site or sites, building one or more school 
houses and providing the same with all necessary 
furniture and apparatus, or for any or all of these pur- 
poses, when authorized by vote of the district so to do, 
as provided in section 118 of this act : Provided further, 
That the bonds so issued shall bear a rate of interest 
not to exceed ten ( 10 ) per cent, per annum, interest 
payable annually or semi-annually, payable and re- 
deemable at such time as may be designated in the 
bonds, but not to exceed twenty (20) years from the 
date of issue. 

Sec. 118. That the question whether bonds shall be 
issued, as provided in section 117 of this act, shall be 
determined at an election to be held in the manner 
prescribed by law for holding special school elections. 
Notices therefor shall state the amount of bonds pro- 
posed to be issued, time they are to run, and purpose 
for which the money is to be used. The ballots must 
contain the words, " Bonds, yes," or " Bonds, no." If 
a majority of the votes cast at such election are "Bonds, 



CODE OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. g7 

yes," the board of directors must issue such bonds : 
Provided, That if the amount of bonds to be issued, 
together with any outstanding indebtedness of the dis- 
trict, not to be redeemed with the proceeds of said 
issue of bonds, exceeds one and one-half per cent, of yota^"^"^^ 
of the taxable property in said district, then three- 
fifths of the votes cast at such election must be " Bonds, 
yes," before the board of directors are authorized to 
issue said bonds. The bonds shall be in such form 
as the board of directors may prescribe, and shall, with 
the coupons, be signed by the board of directors and 
countersigned by the clerk of the school district. 

Sec. 119. When authorized and empowered to issue ^^au certify 
bonds as provided in sections 117 and 118 of this act, treasurer. 
the board of directors shall, within thirty days after 
the date of the election, certify the result to the county 
treasurer, who shall immediately publish notice of the Advertise- 

' _ "^ •■■ ment of sale. 

sale of such bonds in at least one weekly newspaper 
published at the county seat, if there be one, for four 
consecutive issues, and publish such other notices as 
the board of directors may require. Said notices must 
give the amounts of bonds to be sold, the time to run, 
where payable, the option, if any, of the district to re- 
deein; also naming the hour and day for considering 
bids, and asking bidders to name price and rates of in- 
terest at which they will purchase such bonds. Such Form of bonds, 
bonds shall be issued in denominations of not less than 
one hundred nor more than one thousand dollars 
($1,000), and shall contain upon their face the date of 
issue, the series of issue, rate of interest, where paya- 
ble, time to run, option, if any, of districts to redeem, 
and the printed or lithographed statement that said 
bond is issued under the provisions of this act, and 
that the whole indebtedness of said district does not 
exceed the constitutional limit. Each bond so issued ^redlycounty 
must be registered by the county treasurer in a book *^«^'^^^i'®'^'- 
to be kept for that purpose, which must show the num- 
ber, and such data as is necessary to secure a complete 
record of such bond, series, and amount of each bond, 
the person to whom the same is issued, name of the 



68 CODE OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. 

district issuing, together with the names of directors 
signing the same ; and the said bond shall he endorsed 
by the treasurer, with his name and a full statement of 
the name of the person to whom and when issued, 
together with the number and series of said bond. 
Sale of bonds. Sec. 120. At the time named in said notice it shall 
be the duty of said board of directors to meet with the 
county treasurer at his office, and with him open said 
bids and sell said bonds to the person or persons mak- 
ing the most advantageous offer : Provided, The bonds 

May reject shall uevcr be sold below par, and the board of direct- 
bids and •■■ ' 

readvertise. Qpg may rejcct any and all bids, and within six months 
proceed to readvertise the sale of such bonds. Upon 
the sale of bonds the board of directors shall, within 
ten (10) days, or as soon thereafter as practicable, 
deliver the bonds, properly executed, to the county 
treasurer, taking his receipt therefor. The county 

Srei^to dStver treasurer shall, upon payment of the price agreed upon, 

ceiveproceeds. deliver the samo to the person or persons to whom sold, 
and placing the moneys arising from such sale to the 
credit of the special school fund of the said district. 

advertising Fecs for advertising shall be deducted from the pro- 
ceeds. 

Sec. 121. (As amended by H. B. 472, Laws of 1899.) 

Bond interest The couuty commissiouers must ascertain and levy 

— how levied. -^ "^ 

annually the tax necessary to pay the interest upon 
such bonds as it becomes due, and at the expiration 
of one-half of the time for which said bonds are to 
run, and annually thereafter, until full payment of 
said bonds is made, they may, if deemed advisable, 
levy, in addition to the tax required to pay the inter- 
est, such amount for sinking fund to meet the pay- 
ment of said bonds at maturity, to be determined 
by dividing the amount of bonds outstanding by the 
remaining number of years to run, and the fund aris- 
ing from such levy shall be kept as the bond redemp- 
tion fund of said district, and each of said tax levies 
shall be a lien upon the property in said district, and 
must be collected in the same manner as taxes for other 
school purposes: Provided, That the county treasurer. 



CODE OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIOM. 69 

when authorized to do so by the board of directors of 
any school district, may invest any accumulated sink- sfnidn^mncL* 
ing fund of said district in school, county, or state 
warrants of the State of Washington, and all profits 
accruing from such investment and the funds so in- 
vested shall revert to the sinking fund of said district, 
and the county treasurer shall be custodian of all war- 
rants purchased by and with the said sinking fund un- 
til the same are redeemed. 

Sec. 122. The county treasurer must pay out of any ^^°*\r^o^^^^* 
moneys belonging to the credit of the bond interest ^p^ciai levy. 
fund of the school district the interest upon any bonds 
issued under this act by such school district when the 
same becomes due, and at such place designated in such 
coupon, or upon the presentation at his office of the 
same, which must show the amount due and the num- 
ber and series of the bond to which it belongs, and all 
coupons so paid must be immediately reported to the 
school directors. 

Sec. 123, The school directors of any district must ^^^^"^\^^p^«'1 
cause to be printed or lithographed, at the lowest rates, ''^'^po'^^- 
suitable bonds, with coupons attached, when the same 
become necessary, and pay therefor out of any moneys 
in the county treasury to the credit of the school dis- 
trict. 

Sec. 124. ( As amended by chapter civ, Laws of 1901.) 
Whenever any school district in this state shall have po'^'^s iiereto- 

■^ fore issued. 

heretofore, under any of the acts of the territorial or 
State Legislature now in force, issued any bonds for 
the purchase of any school house site, or the building 
of any school house, or the furnishing of the same, and 
the amount of said bonds so issued and negotiated did 
not, at the time of their issue, exceed the sum of five 
per centum of the taxable property of the said school 
district, it shall be lawful for the said school district to Exchange of 

' bonds. 

issue and exchange its bonds at a rate of interest not 
greater than that borne by the original issue of bonds, 
par for par, without any further vote of the school dis- 
trict than that heretofore had or required by existing 
law at the time of their issue, and said bonds, shall in 



70 CODE OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. 

all respects, conform to and be governed by the other 
provisions of this act: Provided, That in cities often 
citfJsof more thousand population or more, whenever any bonds is- 
than 10,000. sued under the provisions of this article shall reach 
maturity and shall remain unpaid, the board of direc- 
tors thereof shall have the power to fund the same by 
issuing coupon bonds conformable to the requirements 
of this act and exchanging the same par for par, for the 
outstanding bonds as aforesaid, without any further 
vote of the school district : Provided, further, That such 
Proviso. bonds shall be issued in denominations of not less than 

Denomina- QUO hundred doUars nor more than one thousand dol- 

tions. 

lars, shall be redeemable within twenty years from date 
of issue, and shall draw a rate of interest not to exceed 
six per centum per annum. 

bonds to°* Sec. 125. Every holder of any of the bonds so issued 

treasurer"'^*^ as provided in this act shall, within ten (10) days after 
he shall become the owner or holder thereof, notify the 
county treasurer of the county in which such bonds are 
issued of his ownership, together with his full name 
and postoffice address, and the county treasurer of said 

^oti^of^bond county shall, in addition to the published notice herein 
provided for, deposit in the postoffice, properly stamped 
and addressed to each owner or holder of any such 
bonds subject to redemption or payment, a notice in 
like form, stating the time and place of the redemption 
of such bonds and the number of the bonds to be re- 
deemed, and in case any owners of bonds shall fail to 
notify the treasurer of their ownership as aforesaid^ 
then a notice mailed to the last holder of such bonds 
shall be deemed sufficient, and any and all such notices 
so mailed as aforesaid shall be deemed to be personal 
notice to the holders of such bonds, and at the expira- 
tion of the time therein named shall have the force to 
suspend the interest upon any such bonds. 

Incidental *Sec. 126. That at any time after the issuance of such 

costs. '' 

bonds, and in the discharge of the duties imposed upon 
said county treasurer, should any incidental expense, 
costs or charges arise, the said county treasurer shall 

* This law went into effect March 16, 1901. 



CODE OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. 71 

present his claim for the same to the board of directors 
of the school district issuing such bonds, and the same 
shall be audited and paid in the same manner as other 
services are paid under the provisions of law. 

Sec. 127. Whenever the amount of any sinking fund redemptLn"'^'^ 
created under the provisions of this act shall equal the 
amount, principal and interest of any bond then due, 
or subject under the pleasure or option of said school 
district to be paid or redeemed, it shall be the duty of 
the county treasurer of the county in which the school 
district issuing such bonds is located, to publish a no- 
tice in the official newspaper of the county, if such a 
one there be, and if not, then in a newspaper of gen- 
eral circulation, that the said county treasurer will, 
within thirty ( 30 ) days from the date of such notice, 
redeem and pay any such bond then redeemable or 
payable, giving priority according to the date of issue 
numerically, and upon the presentation of any such 
bond or bonds the said treasurer shall pay the same ; 
and in case that any holder of such bond or bonds shall 
fail or neglect to present the same at the time men- 
tioned in said notice, or in the notice hereinbefore pro- 
vided for, then the interest upon such bond or bonds 
shall cease and determine, and the treasurer of such 
county shall thereafter pay only the amount of such 
bond and the interest accrued thereon up to the day 
mentioned in said notice. When any bonds are so re- cancelation 

" of Donus. 

deemed or paid, the county treasurer shall cause the 
same to be fully canceled, and write across the face of 
such bonds the words " redeemed," with the date of 
redemption, and shall deliver the same to the board of 
directors of such school district, taking the directors' 
receipt therefor. 

Chapter 8. — Validation of Debts. 

Sec. 128. Any school district may validate and ratify msfyv^audate 
the indebtedness of such school district, incurred for o^*^d^strfc^^^^ 
strictly school purposes, when the same does not exceed 
five per centum of the value of the taxable property in 
such school district. The value of taxable property in 



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Resolution 
of board to 
validate. 



Tliree-fiftlis 
vote. 



Location 
of polls. 



Time of 
election. 



such school district shall be ascertained as provided in 
article eight, section six of the constition of the State 
of Washington. 

Sec. 129. Whenever the board of directors of any 
_school district shall deem it advisable to validate and 
ratify the indebtedness mentioned in section 128 of 
this chapter, they shall provide therefor by resolution, 
which shall be entered on the records of such school 
district, which resolution shall provide for the holding 
of an election for the purpose of submitting the ques- 
tion of validating and ratifying the indebtedness so 
incurred to the voters of such school district for ap- 
proval or disapproval, and if at such election three- 
fifths of the voters in such school district voting at 
such election shall vote in favor of the validation and 
ratification of such indebtedness, then such indebted- 
ness so validated and ratified and every part thereof 
existing at the time of the adoption of said resolution 
shall thereby become and is hereby declared to be val- 
idated and ratified and a binding obligation upon such 
school district, wiien the only ground of the previous 
invalidity of such indebtedness so ratified and validated 
is that at the time of the attempted incurring thereof, 
the same, together with all other then existing indebt- 
edness of such school district, exceeded one and one- 
half per centum of the taxable property in such school 
district, as provided in article eight, section six of the 
constitution of the State of Washington, and that such 
indebtedness was so attempted to be incurred without 
the assent of three-fifths of the voters of such school 
district voting at an election held for that purpose, as 
required by said constitution. 

Sec. 130. At the time of the adoption of the resolu- 
tion provided for in section 129 of this chapter, the 
board of directors of such district shall determine the 
number and the location of the places at which 
polls shall be opened to receive the votes of the 
voters in such district. Unless otherwise provided, 
the polls shall be open at one o'clock in the afternoon 
and close at four o'clock in the afternoon of the same 



CODE OP PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. 73 

day, but the board may determine on a longer time 
during which the polls may be kept open, not before 
one o'clock in the afternoon and not later than eight 
o'clock in the afternoon of the same day. Such board 
shall appoint two voters in such district where the 
election is to be held to act as judges of such election, 
and also one and not more than two persons to act as 
clerks at each voting place. Such clerks shall keep a 
list of the voters voting at such election, and tally the 
result under the direction of the judges. The iudges judges and 

-1 11 1 T 1 1 -. 1 1 . clerks of 

shall observe and cause to be observed at such election, election. 
as far as the same shall apply, the election laws of the 
state governing the election of school directors. Should 
any of the judges so appointed be absent at the open- 
ing of the polls, the voters of such district present shall 
appoint a voter to act in place of such absent judge. If 
the clerk or clerks of such election be absent at the 
opening of the polls the judges conducting such elec- 
tion shall appoint one and not exceeding two persons 
to act as clerks of such election. The judges and 
clerks of such election shall each take and subscribe an oaths 

administered 

oath to faithfully perform the duties imposed upon ^y ^^'^°™- 
them by law in conducting such election, and each of 
said judges shall have power to administer all oaths 
required by this section, each to the other, and to the 
clerks, and to all persons offering to vote, when chal- 
lenges are interposed. The clerks or secretaries of 
such school district, or ^ny officer authorized by law to 
administer oaths, may administer the oath required to 
be taken by such judges and clerks. If there is not 
sufficient number of voters present at the hour named 
for the opening of the polls to till vacancies, occasioned 
by the absence of judges or clerks, it shall be lawful to 
open the polls as soon thereafter as a sufficient number 
of electors are present. Elections hereunder shall be 
by ballot. The ballot must contain the words, "Vali- 
dating and ratifying indebtedness, yes," or the words, Form of 

P . -, ' ^ ' ' ijallots. 

"Validating and ratifying indebtedness, no." Ballots 
containing the words, "Validating and ratifying in- 
debtedness, yes," shall be counted in favor of validat- 



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Certifying 
result of 
election. 



Qualifications 
of voters. 



Clerk to give 
notice of 
election. 



Publication 
of notice. 



Notice to con- 
tain, what. 



ing and ratifying such indebtedness, and ballots 
containing the words, " Validating and ratifying in- 
debtedness, no," shall be counted against validating 
and ratifying such indebtedness. As soon as the polls 
are closed at such election, the judges at each polling 
place shall count the votes, ascertain the result and 
certify the same and ma.ke return thereof, within two 
days after such election, to the board of directors of 
such district, by depositing the same, together with the 
ballots cast at such election, with the clerk or secre- 
tary of such board, and within five days after such 
election, or as soon as all the returns of such election 
are deposited as herein provided, the board of directors 
of such district shall meet and canvass and declare the 
result, and shall cause to be entered a minute thereof 
on the records of such district. The qualifications of 
voters at such election shall be the same as prescribed 
for the election of school officers. 

Sec. 131. At the time of the adoption of the resolu- 
tion provided in section 129 of this chapter, the board 
of directors shall direct the clerk or secretary of the 
board to give public notice of the time, place and pur- 
poses of such election. Such clerk or secretary shall 
thereupon cause written or printed notices to be posted 
in at least five places in such school district, at least 
twenty days before such election. Said notice shall 
also be published for the same length of time in a 
daily newspaper printed and published in such district, 
and if there be no such daily newspaper, then in a 
weekly newspaper, published in this state and of 
general circulation in the county where such school 
district is situated, in two regular issues of such weekly 
newspaper next preceding the day of such election. 
Said notices shall contain a copy of the resolution 
mentioned in section 129 of this chapter, the time of 
holding such election and location of polling places, a 
statement of the object of the election, and the form of 
the ballot adopted by the board to determine the ques- 
tion submitted to the voters. 

Sec. 132. If the indebtedness of such school district 



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is validated and ratified, as provided in section 129 of 
this chapter, by three-fifths of the voters voting at such ilsue*bonds. 
election, the board of directors of such school district, 
without any further vote, may borrow money and issue 
negotiable coupon bonds therefor to an amount not to 
exceed the unpaid indebtedness of such school district 
existing at the time of the adoption of the resolution 
mentioned in section 129 of this chapter, deducting 
from the amont of such unpaid indebtedness the 
amount of all indebtedness evidenced by negotiable 
coupon bonds then outstanding against and payable by 
such district. Bonds so issued shall bear a rate of ?^*^ °i 

interest. 

interest not to exceed six per cent, per annum, interest 
payable semi-annually, payable and redeemable at such 
time and place as designated in the bonds, but not ex- 
ceeding twenty years from date of issue. The bonds 
and coupons shall be in such form as the board of 
directors shall prescribe, and payable at such place as 
may be designated therein. In all school districts, ex- 
cept in cities of ten thousand or more inhabitants, said 
bonds, with the coupons, must be signed by the board 
of directors and countersigned by the clerk of the 
school district. In school districts in cities of ten ia;oM*OT^more 
thousand or more inhabitants said bonds, with the ^'^^'^^^*^°'^^- 
coupons, must be signed in the corporate name of the 
district, by the president of the board of directors 
thereof, and attested by the secretary of the board. 
The seal of said district, if such district has a seal, |fsti.fJt, 
shall be affixed to each bond by the secretary thereof. 
The moneys arising from the sale of coupon bonds 
issued under this chapter shall be placed by the treas- 
urer of the county in a special fund to the credit of 
such school district, and out of such fund shall be paid indebtedness, 

' ^ how paid. 

the indebtedness of such school' district existing at the 
time of the adoption of the resolution mentioned in 
section 129 of this chapter, not evidenced by negotiable 
coupon bonds. 

Sec. 133. When authorized and empowered to issue ^^^g^^o''^ 
bonds, as provided in section 132 of this chapter, the ^^ ^®^"®*^- 
board of directors of such district shall, at a meeting 



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County 

treasurer shall 
advertise sale. 



Interest not 
to exceed 6 
per cent. 



One per cent, 
deposit. 



Warrants 
exchanged 
for bonds. 



County treas- 
urer notified 
of result of 
election. 



of such board, determine by resolution the amount of 
bonds to be issued, not exceeding, however, the unpaid 
indebtedness of such district after deducting the bonded 
indebtedness existing at the time of the adoption of the 
resolution mentioned in section 129 of this chapter, 
and shall deliver a copy of said resolution to the county 
treasurer of the county in which such school district is 
situated, who shall immediately advertise for sale said 
bonds, and the law relating to other bonds shall govern, 
control and apply to bonds issued or sold under this 
chapter, except that bonds issued under this chapter 
shall not bear a greater rate of interest than six per 
cent, per annum, and they may be sold in such amounts 
or blocks as the board of directors may direct, and such 
board may also require all persons bidding for said 
bonds, except the State of Washington, to deposit one 
per cent, of the par value of the bonds bid for on de- 
positing with the treasurer their bids, and if the bidder 
fails to take and pay for the bonds for which he bid, in 
case of their sale to him, the amount so deposited shall 
be forfeited to the school district, otherwise to be re- 
turned to such bidder, and a resale of such bonds so 
refused to be taken may be made as if the bid for the 
same had been rejected, and the money arising from 
the sale of the bonds issued under this chapter shall be 
applied as provided in section 132 of this chapter. 

Sec. 134. If bonds issued under this chapter are not 
sold as herein provided, the holders of unpaid warrants 
drawn on the county treasurer by such district for an 
indebtedness existing at the time of the adoption of 
the resolution mentioned in section 129 of this chap- 
ter, may exchange said warrants at the face value 
thereof and accrued interest thereon for coupon bonds 
issued under this chapter, at not less than par value 
and accrued interest of such bonds at the time of the 
exchange ; such exchange to be made under such reg- 
ulations as may be provided by the board of directors 
of such district. 

Sec. 135. When the board of directors shall have 
canvassed and declared the result of the election as 



CODE OP PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. 77 

prescribed in section 130 of this chapter, it shall, if 
the same shall have been in favor of validating and 
ratifying the indebtedness, immediately cause to be 
sent to the county treasurer of the county in which 
such district is situated, notice of the result of the 
election, and all moneys then or thereafter in the ^oneythere- 

' "J after applied 

hands of such treasurer belonging to such district, expenses* 
arising from the annual tax levy or from fines or other 
sources for the support and maintenance of common 
schools in such district, shall be applied only to the 
payment of interest on the bonded indebtedness and 
to the current expenses of such school district incurred 
after the adoption of the resolution mentioned in sec- 
tion 129 of this chapter, and shall not be used for, or 
applied to, the payment of any indebtedness of such 
district existing before the adoption of said resolution, 
except interest on the bonded indebtedness. The an- Limit of an- 

■*■ . _ _ nual expense. 

nual expense of such district shall not thereafter exceed, 
the annual revenue thereof, and any officer of such 
district who shall knowingly aid in increasing the 
annual expenditure in excess of the annual revenue of 
such district, shall be deemed to be guilty of a misde- 
meanor, and shall be punished by a fine not exceeding 
five hundred dollars. If the indebtedness of such 
school district, excluding the bonded indebtedness ex- 
isting before the adoption of said resolution, is not ex- 
tinguished by the exchange of warrants for bonds, or 
by the proceeds of the sale of bonds, as herein pro- 
vided, then it shall be the duty of the board of directors, 
thirty days before the regular annual tax levy, to certify 
the amount of such indebtedness remaining unpaid to 
the board of county commissioners of the county in 
which such school district is situated, and said board 
of county commissioners, at the time of making the 
regular annual tax levy, shall annually levy a special *^'?'^^.*y^''°™' 
tax on the taxable property of the district not to exceed remai^niLs^"'^" 
three mills on the dollar on the valuation of such tax- ihrlemfusf^ 
able property, which shall be collected as other taxes 
are collected, and the proceeds of such tax shall be a 
special fund for the payment of the indebtedness of 



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such district, not included in bonds, existing at the 
time of the adoption of the resolution mentioned in 
section 129 of this chapter. 

Chapter 9. — Certification of Teachers. 

ARTICLE I. — classification OF CERTIFICATES. 

certiflcat'ls Sec. 136. Nothing in this act shall be construed to 

and contracts, invalidate the life diplomas or the state or territorial 
certificates granted under the laws of the Territory of 
Washington, or of the State of Washington, but the 
same shall continue in effect the same as life diplomas 
and state certificates granted under the provisions of 
this act, and all county certificates heretofore granted 
by any county board of examiners shall continue in 
full force and effect until the expiration thereof ; and 
any contract made in good faith by any teacher, school 
officer, or other person, under the provisions of the 
territorial or state school laws, is hereby recognized as 
a valid contract, the same as if made under the pro- 
visions of this act. 

certTficates B'EC. 137. The tcacliers' certificates issued by author- 

ity of the State of Washington, and entitling the holder 
thereof to teach in the schools of the state shall con- 
sist, of — 

Life diplomas. Fivst : Life diplomas, valid during the life of the 
holder, and state certificates, valid for five years from 
the date of issue ; said life diplomas and state certifi- 
cates shall be issued by the Superintendent of Public 
Instruction on the authority of the State Board of edu- 
cation : Provided, That state certificates may, upon ap- 

certmcates pHcation and without examination, be renewed, or a 
life diploma be authorized in lieu thereof by the State 
Board of Education. 

and'tiihHi"'^'^ ^ecofid : First grade common school certificates, valid 

tiflwi^ter foi* a period of five years from date of issue ; second 
grade common school certificates, valid for two years 
from date of issue ; third grade common school certifi- 
cates, valid for one year from date of issue. Said first 
grade certificates, second grade certificates and third 



CODE OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. 79 

grade certificates shall be issued by the Superintendent 
of Public Instruction, as provided by law. 

Third : Temporary certificates may be issued, as pro- cel^ticates 
vided by law, by any county superintendent, entitling 
the holder thereof to teach in any common school of 
the county wherein the same is issued until the next 
regular examination of teachers ; whereat, if the ap- 
plicant take the examination for certification, the 
county superintendent may extend the same until it 
shall have been determined whether a certificate is to 
be issued to the applicant in accordance therewith. 

Fourth : Special certificates may be issued without c^jftifi^cates 
examination by the county superintendent to teachers 
of music, languages other than English, drawing and 
painting, manual training and penmanship, upon the 
application of any board of directors, which certificate 
shall entitle the holder thereof to teach the subject therein 
named in any school of the district under the control of 
said board of directors, until revoked for cause. Pro- 
vided, That the county superintendent, before issuing 
the same, shall receive satisfactory evidence of the ap- 
plicant's fitness to teach the subject named in the 
certificate. 

ARTICLE II — DIPLOMAS AND STATE CERTIFICATES. 

Sec. 138. State certificates shall be granted to such state cer- 

o tiflcates. 

applicants only as shall file with the board satisfactory 
evidence of having taught successfully twenty-seven 
months, at least nine of which shall have been in the 
public schools of this state. The applicant must pass 
a satisfactory examination in all the branches required 
for first grade common school certificates, also plane 
geometry, geology, botany, zoology, civil government, 
psychology, history of education, bookkeeping, com- 
position and general history ; or file with the board a 
certified copy of a diploma from some state normal 
school, or normal department of university of Wash- 
ington, or of a state or territorial certificate from a 
state or territory, the requirements to obtain which 
shall not have been less than those required by this 
act. Life diplomas shall be granted to such applicants 



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Fees for 
certificates. 



State certifi- 
cates without 
examination. 



only as shall file with the board satisfactory evidence 
Life diplomas, that they have taught successfully for ninety months, 
not less than fifteen of which shall have been in the 
public schools of this state. In other respects the re- 
quirements shall be the same as those for state certifi- 
cates. The fee for state certificates shall be three 
dollars, and for life diplomas, five dollars. Said fees 
must be deposited with the application, and cannot be 
refunded to the applicant unless "the application be 
withdrawn before it has been considered by the board. 
Said fee shall be paid into the state treasury. 

Sec. 139. The state board shall also have power to 
grant state certificates without excamination to all 
applicants who are graduates of a regular four year 
collegiate course of the university of Washington, the 
agricultural college and school of science, or of other 
reputable institutions of learning whose requirements 
of graduation are equal to the requirements of the 
university of Washington : Provided, That the ap- 
plicant shall file with the board a certificate copy of 
his diploma and a copy of the course of study for the 
year in which he graduated : Provided, further-. That 
the applicant shall pass a satisfactory examination be- 
fore the State Board of Education in theory and practice 
of teaching, psychology and history of education, and 
shall file with the board satisfactory evidence of having 
taught successfully for twenty-seven months, at least 
nine of which shall have been in the public schools of 
this state. 

ARTICLE in.-- COMMON SCHOOL CERTIFICATES. 

Sec. 140. There shall be held at the county seat of 
each county on the second Thursday of the months of 
February, May, August and November of each year an 
examination of applicants for teachers' certificates, 
which examination shall be conducted by the county 
superintendent according to the rules and regulations 
of the State Board of Education : Provided, That in case 
of the sickness or disability of the superintendent he 
may appoint a suitable teacher or teachers to assist or 
conduct the same, subject to the same laws, rules and 



County- 
examination 



Assistants. 



CODE OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. 81 

regulations as himself, and the county superintendent 
shall in reporting the examination to the Superintend- 
ent of Public Instruction, as hereinafter provided, for- 
ward such appointment in writing. 

Sec. 141. (As amended by H. B. 472, Laws of 1899). 
All applicants at the examination mentioned in the 
preceding section shall be at least seventeen years of fe\^Jh?ed 
age, and shall be examined according to the rules and 
regulations of the State Board of Education, in read- 
ing, penmanship, orthography, written and mental 
arithmetic, geography, English grammar, physiology, 
and hygiene, history and constitution of the United 
States, school law and the constitution of the State of 
Washington and the theory and art of teaching ; but 
no person shall receive a first grade certificate who 
does not pass a satisfactory examination in the ad 
ditional branches of physics, English literature and 
algebra, and who does not present satisfactory written 
evidence of having taught successfully one school year 
of nine months : Provided, That the State Board of fertmcates 
Education may adopt two subjects in lieu of algebra 
and physics for teachers who have taught exclusively 
in primary schools for not less than fifty months, 
and the certificates granted to such primary teach- 
ers shall be known as first grade primary cer- 
tificates, and shall entitle the holders to teach only 
in the primary grades of city and village schools. The 
state superintendent shall also have power to grant ^ft^^Jf *®^ 
common school certificates without examination to all exammation. 
applicants who are graduates of a regular four year 
collegiate course of the university of Washington, the 
agricultural college, and school of science, state nor- 
mal schools equal in requirements to the state normal 
schools of Washington, or of other reputable institutions 
of learning whose requirements for graduation are 
equal to the requirements of the university of Wash- 
ington ; also to all applicants who hold state certificates 
or diplomas equal in requirements to the requirements 
of the State of Washington : Provided, That an appli- 
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Examination 
fees. 



Papers for- 
warded to 
State Super- 
intendent. 



Renewal of 
first p-ii 
second grade 
certificates. 



cant shall pass an examination in state school law and 
constitution with a standing required for a first grade 
certificate. 

Sec. 142. (As amended by H. B. 472, Laws of 1899.) 
Each applicant before taking the examination for a cer- 
tificate, or upon application for a temporary certificate 
or for a renewal, shall pay to the county superintend- 
ent the sum of one dollar, and shall receive a receipt 
therefor. The fees so received by the superintendent 
shall in no case be returned to the applicant, but shall 
be paid to the county treasurer to the credit of the in- 
stitute fund. 

Sec. 143. The county superintendent shall within 
three days of the close of said examination forward to 
the superintendent of public instruction, in accordance 
with his directions, all the papers written at said exam- 
ination and relating thereto, including a complete list 
of all applicants thereat, with their postofiice addresses, 
and also a receipt from the county treasurer for the fees 
collected at the examination as herein provided. 

Sec. 144. (As amended by H. B. 472, Laws of 1899.) 
The holder of a first grade certificate who shall present 
to the Superintendent of Public Instruction evidence 
of having taught successfully twenty-four school months 
during the time said certificate has been in force, may 
have his certificate renewed without further examina- 
tion, which renewal shall be endorsed thereon by the 
Superintendent of Public Instruction, upon its presen- 
tation, for a like term of five years : Provided, That such 
renewed certificate shall lapse upon the failure of its 
holder to teach for a period of two consecutive school 
years : Provided further, That a teacher holding a sec- 
ond grade certificate who has taught in a primary grade 
of the public schools of the state for not less than four 
years immediately preceding the expiration of said cer- 
tificate, and who has taken at least one subject of the 
teachers' reading circle each year under the regulations 
prescribed by the state board of education, may have 
said certificate renewed for two years as a primary 
teacher onl3^ 



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Sec. 145. All applicants for certificate who shall at- ^E^'iiff*^ 
tain the required percentage in eight of the designated subjects.^ 
subjects, but not in all, shall be credited for those sub- 
jects in which they shall have passed, and, upon pass- 
ing the required percentages in the remaining subjects 
at the next subsequent examination, shall receive a 
certificate in accordance with the result of both exam- 
inations : Provided, That this shall not be construed as > 
applying to those passing for a third grade certificate. 

Sec. 146. Any teacher to whom a certificate has been 
granted by any county board of examiners in this 
state, or by lawful examiners in any other state or ter- 
ritory, the requirements to obtain which shall not have 
been less than the requirements to obtain a certificate 
in this state, or any teacher holding a diploma or cer- 
tificate of graduation from any state or territorial nor- 
mal school, or from the normal department of the 
university of the State of Washington, may present 
the same, or a certified copy thereof, to the county 
superintendent of any county in this state where said 
teacher desires to teach, and it shall be the duty of said S'teSdent's^^'' 
county superintendent, upon such evidence of fitness ™mporary 

,,1, j.x*i J. j_-/i certiflcates. 

to teach, to grant to said person a temporary certifi- 
cate : Provided, That the provisions of this clause shall 
apply only to such teachers as were not residents of the 
county at the time of the last preceding examination, 
or were not able, by reason of sickness or other una- 
voidable cause, to attend said examination : And pro- 
vided further, That the county superintendent may 
require of such a person a written statement of such 
facts, verified by afiidavit. 

ARTICLE IV. — GENERAL PROVISIONS. 

Sec. 147. All certificates issued by the Superintend- Registration 

•J r of certificates. 

ent of Public Instruction shall be valid and entitle the 
holder thereof to teach in any county of the state upon 
being registered by the county superintendent thereof, 
which fact shall be evidenced by him on the certificate 

in the words, "Registered for use in county," 

together with the date of registry and his official signa- 
ture : Provided, That a copy of the original certificate 



84 CODE OP PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. 

or diploma duly certified by the Superintendent of 
Public Instruction may be used for the purpose of reg- 
istry and endorsement in lieu of the original. 

SnificateS.°^ Sec. 148. Any certificate named in this act may be 
revoked by the authority entitled to grant the same 
upon the determination of sufficient cause, after the 
holder thereof shall have been given an opportunity 
of being heard. 

Chapter 10. — Elections and Meetings, 
article i. — general elections. 
*Sec. 149. (As amended by chapter xli, Laws of 

when*heid. 1901.) The election of district directors and clerks shall, 
■ except as otherwise provided by law, be held on the 
second Saturday in May of each year, at the district 
school house if there be one, or if there be none, or 
if more than one, then at a place to be designated by 
the board of directors. Special school elections shall 
be called and conducted in the manner provided for 
calling and conducting annual elections. 

§ve1;e^'days' ^EC. 150. The district clcrk must give at least ten 

notice. days' notice of such school election, by posting or caus- 

ing to be posted, written or printed notices thereof in 
at least three public places in the district, one of which 
must be the place of holding the election. Said notice 
must designate the place of holding the election, day 
of holding the election, hours between which the polls 
are to be kept open, names and offices for which per- 
sons are to be elected, and terms of office, with a state- 
ment of any other questions which the board of directors 
may desire to submit to the electors of said district. 
Notices must be signed by the district clerk " By order 
of the board of directors." Unless otherwise designated 

Polls must be in the notice of election, the polls shall be open at one 

open, when. ^ -^ , 

o'clock in the afternoon and close at four o'clock in the 
afternoon, but the board of directors may, previous to 
giving notice of election, determine on an hour before 
one o'clock, but not earlier than nine o'clock in the 
forenoon for opening the polls, and for closing an hour 
after four o'clock, but not later than eight o'clock in 

* This provision went into effect March 1, 1901. 



CODE OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. 85 

the afternoon. In no case shall the polls be open be- 
fore the hour named in the notice, nor kept open after 
the hour fixed for closing the polls, but if there is not 
a sufficient number of electors present at the hour 
named for opening the polls to constitute a board of 
election, it shall be lawful to open the polls as soon 
thereafter as a sufficient number of electors is present: 
Provided, That in cities and incorporated towns the T^ oi^^i^s ana 

' ^ incorporated 

polls shall open not later than one o'clock in the after- to^^s. 
noon and close not earlier than eight o'clock in the 
afternoon. 

Sec. 151. At the hour fixed for opening the polls the ^^^^d"^^ 
electors present shall select two electors to act as judges 
of the election and one elector to act as clerk of the 
election, and the three selected shall constitute the 
election board ; and no election shall be held unless an 
election board is so constituted and qualified. The 
judges and clerk aforesaid shall, before entering upon Sacersmust 
the duties of their office, severally take and subscribe 
an oath or affirmation faithfully to discharge the duties 
as such officers of the election, said oath or affirmation 
to be administered by any school officer or other person 
authorized to administer oaths. The judges shall, be- 
fore they commence receiving ballots, cause to be pro- 
claimed aloud at the place of voting that the polls are 
now open. 

Sec. 152. The voting shall be by ballot. The ballots Formof baiiot. 
shall be a paper ticket containing the names of the per- 
sons for whom the electors intend to vote, and desig- 
nating the office to which such person so named is 
intended by him to be chosen. Whenever any person "^otes 

•^ 'J r received. 

offers to vote, one of the judges shall pronounce his name 
in an audible voice, and if there be no objections to the 
qualification of such person as an elector, he shall re- 
ceive the ballot in the presence of the election board 
and deposit the same without being opened or ex- 
amined in the ballot box, and the clerk shall immedi- 
ately enter the name upon the list headed " Names of 
voters." 

Sec. 153. (As amended by H. B. 472, Laws of 1899). 



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Every person, male or female, over the age of twenty- 
Quaiiflcation one voars, who shall have resided in the school district 

of electors. -^ ' 

for thirty days immediately preceding any school elec- 
tion, and in the state one year, and is otherwise, except 
as to sex, qualified to vote at any general election, shall 
be a legal voter at any school election, and no other 
person shall be allowed to vote : Provided, That regis- 
tration for purposes of school election shall not be 
required except in cities of ten thousand or more inhab- 
itants. Persons offering to vote may be challenged by 
Voter may be auv legally Qualified school elector of the district, and 

challenged. ./ o ./ ± 

one of the judges of election shall thereupon, before 
receiving his vote, administer to the person challenged 
an oath in substance as follows : " You do swear, (or 
afiirm) that you are a citizen of the United States, or 
have declared your intention to become such ; that you 
are twenty-one years of age, according to your infor- 
mation and belief, and that you have resided in this 
district thirty days next preceding this election, and in 
the state one year, and that you have not voted before 
on this day." If he shall refuse to take the oath, his 
vote shall be rejected. Any person guilty of illegal 
voting shall be punished as provided in the general 
election laws of the state. 
Closing polls. Sec. 154. When the polls are closed, proclamation 
thereof shall be made at the place of voting, and no 
vote shall afterward be received. As soon as the polls 
are closed, the judges shall open the ballot box and 
commence counting the votes, and in no case shall the 
ballot box be removed from the room in which the 
election is held until all the votes are counted. The 
counting shall be in public. The ballots shall be taken 
out one by one, by one of the judges, who shall open 
them and read aloud the name of each person con- 
tained therein, and the office for which such person 
was voted for. The clerk shall write down each office 
to be filled and the name of such person voted for for 
such office, and shall keep the number of votes by tal- 
lies as they are read aloud by one of the judges. The 
counting of the votes shall continue without adjourn- 



Canvass of 
returns. 



CODE OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. 87 

ment until all the votes are counted. No ticket shall 
be rejected on account of form or mistake in the initials bTuots^"* 
or spelling of names, if the judges can determine to 
their satisfaction the person voted for and the office 
intended. After the result of the election is duly can- 
vassed and officially declared, the clerk of the election '-'off g^ee^^^o*^ 
shall forward the poll sheet thereof to the county su- fnte'Ment^^'^' 
perintendent, who shall preserve the same on file in 
his office. ' 

Sec. 155. Persons having the highest number of of Sfon^ 
votes given for each office shall be declared duly elected, 
and the clerk of election shall immediately make out 
and deliver to each person so elected a certificate of 
election. The clerk of election shall also make out a 
certificate showing the persons elected to each office at 
such election, with oaths of office of persons elected 
attached, and mail such certificate and oaths to the 
county superintendent of schools of the county in 
which the election is held. If two persons have an Tie votes. 
equal and highest number of votes for one and the 
same office, they shall, within ten days after the elec- 
tion, appear before the clerk of election of said district 
and publicly decide by lot which of the persons so 
having an equal number of votes shall be declared 
elected, and the clerk of election shall make out and 
deliver to the person thus declared elected a certificate 
of his election, and notify the county superintendent 
of the county as before provided. If the persons above 
named do not, within ten days after election, thus de- 
cide, the office shall be declared vacant by the clerk of 
election, and the county superintendent shall, when 
notified of the vacancy, fill the same by appointment. 

ARTICLE II. — SPECIAL MEETINGS. 

Sec. 156. (As amended by chapter clxxvii, Laws of 
1901). Any board of directors may, at its discretion and ^te*rs^— what 
shall, upon a petition of the majority of the legal voters mine(f thereat 
of their district, call a special meeting of the voters of 
the district, to determine the length of time in excess of 
the minimum length of time prescribed by law that 
school shall be maintained in the district during the 



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Elections at 
the school 
house. 



Clerk to give 
ten days' 
notice. 



Election 
officers. 



Records of. 



Directors to 
carry out vote. 



school year ; to determine whether or not the district 
shall purchase any school house site or sites, and to 
determine the location thereof; or to determine whether 
or not the district shall build one or more school 
houses ; or to determine whether or not the district 
shall maintain one or more free kindergartens ; or to 
determine whether or not the district shall sell any real 
or personal property belonging to the district, borrow 
money or establish and maintain a school district 
library. 

Sec. 157. All such special meetings shall be held at 
the school house, if there be one, or if there be none 
or more than one, then at such school house or place 
as the board of directors may determine. At least ten 
days' notice of such special meeting shall be given by 
the district clerk, in the manner that notice is required 
to be given of the annual school election, which notice 
shall state the object or objects for which the meeting 
is to be held, and no other business shall be transacted 
at such meeting than such as is specified in the notice. 
The district clerk shall be clerk of the meeting, and 
the chairman of the board of directors or, in his 
absence, the senior director present, shall be chairman 
of the meeting : Provided, That in the absence of one 
or all of said officers, the qualified electors present may 
elect a chairman or clerk, or both chairman and clerk, 
of said meeting as occasion may require, from among 
their number. The clerk of the meeting shall make a 
record of the proceedings of the meeting, and when the 
clerk of such meeting has been elected by the qualified 
voters present, he shall within ten days thereafter, file 
the record of the proceedings, duly certified, with the 
clerk of the district, and said record shall become a 
part of the records of the district, and be preserved as 
other records. 

Sec. 158. It shall be the duty of every board of di- 
rectors to carry out the directions of the electors of 
their districts as expressed at any such meeting. 



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Chapter 11. — Penalties. 

Sec. 159. Any member of the State Board of Educa- Skmination''' 
tion, or any employe of the state, who shall, directly or 'i"'^*'""'^*- 
indirectly, disclose any questions prepared for ex- 
aminations, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, 
and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum 
not less than one hundred nor more than five hundred 
dollars. 

Sec. 160. If any county superintendent fails to make bounty super- 
a full and correct report to the Superintendent of Public make*report. 
Instruction of all statements required by him, he shall 
forfeit the sum of fifty dollars from his salary, and the 
board of county commissioners are hereby authorized 
and required to deduct therefrom the sum aforesaid 
upon the information from the Superintendent of Pub- 
lic Instruction that such reports have not been made. 

Sec. L61. Any officer or person collecting or receiv- to°pay over 
ing any such fines, forfeitures or other moneys, and 
refusing or failing to pay over the same, as required 
by law, shall forfeit double the amount so withheld, 
and interest thereon at the rate of five per cent, per 
month during the time of so withholding the same ; 
and it shall be a special duty of the county superintend- 
ent of schools to supervise and see that the provisions 
of this section are fully complied with, and report 
thereon to the county commissioners semi-annually or 
oftener. 

Sec 162. Upon complaint in writing being made to ^°ectors To"^ 
any county superintendent by any district clerk, or by fng°o?hy|iene. 
any head of family, that the board of directors of the 
district of which said clerk shall hold his office, or said 
head of family shall reside, have failed to make pro- 
vision for the teaching of hygiene, with special refer- 
ence to the effects of alcoholic drink, stimulants and 
narcotics upon the human system, as provided in this 
act, in the common schools of such district, it shall be 
the duty of such county superintendent to investigate 
at once the matter of such complaints, and if found to 
be true, he shall immediately notify the county treasurer 
of the county in which such school district is located, 



90 CODE OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. 

and after the receipt of such notice, it shall be the duty 
of such county treasurer to refuse to pay any warrants 
drawn upon him by the board of directors of such 
district subsequent to the date of such notice and until 
he shall be notified to do so by such county superin- 
tendent. Whenever it shall be made to appear to the 
said county superintendent, and he shall be satisfied, 
that the board of directors of such district are com- 
plying with the provisions of said section of this act, 
and are causing physiology and hygiene to be taught 
in the public schools of such district as hereinbefore 
provided, he shall notify said county treasurer, and 
said treasurer shall thereupon honor the warrants of 
said board of directors. 
For failure of Sec. 163. Any couuty superintendent of common 

county super- '' ./ x 

intendent to gchools who sliall fail or rcfuso to comply with the 

enforce teach- J^ J 

ing of hygiene, provisious of the preceding section shall be liable to a 
penalty of one hundred dollars, to be recovered in a 
civil action in the name of the state in any court of 
competent jurisdiction, and the sum recovered shall go 
into the state school fund ; and it shall be the duty of 
the prosecuting attorneys of the several counties of the 
state to see that the provisions of this section are en- 
forced. 

Forfaiiureof Sec. 164. In casc the district clerk fails to make the 

clerk to make 

report. rcports herein provided at the proper time and in the 

proper manner, he shall forfeit and pay to the district 
the sum of twenty-five dollars for each and every such 
failure. He shall also be liable if, through such neglect, 
the district fails to receive its just apportionment of 
school moneys, for the full amount so lost. Each and 
all of said forfeitures shall be recovered in a suit 
brought by the county superintendent or by any citizen 
of such district, in the name and for the benefit of such 
district. 

For failure Sec. 165. Auv school officer who shall refuse or fail 

to deliver "^ 

property. to deliver to his qualified successor all books, papers, 
records and moneys pertaining to his office, or who 
shall willfully mutilate or destroy any such property, 
or any part thereof, or who shall misapply moneys en- 



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trusted to him by virtue of his office, shall be deemed 
guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall, upon conviction 
thereof, be punished by a fine not to exceed one hun- 
dred dollars. 

Sec. 166. Any teacher who willfully refuses or neg- fn/orcecourse 
lects to enforce the course of study or the rules and °* study. 
regulations required by the state board of education, 
shall not be allowed by the directors any warrant for 
salary due until said teacher shall have complied with 
said requirements. 

Sec. 167. Any teacher who shall maltreat or abuse q^I^^^^^ 
any pupil by administering any undue punishment, or 
who shall inflict punishment on the head or face of a 
pupil, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and 
upon conviction thereof before any court of competent 
jurisdiction, shall be fined in any sum not exceeding 
one hundred dollars. 

Sec. 168. Any teacher failing to attend once in each Attendance 

,■,,• ii;xi-i.j. 1 at institute 

year an institute m some county oi this state, unless 
on account of sickness, or for other good and sufficient 
reasons satisfactory to the Superintendent of Public In- 
struction, may have any certificate he may hold for- 
feited by order of the Superintendent of Public Instruc- 
tion : Provided, That said forfeiture shall be duly 
published after the said teacher shall have been given 
opportunity to present his reasons for such non-attend- 
ance, and after action thereon. 

Sec. 169. Any parent, guardian or other person, who f tga^c^'fr^^ 
shall insult or abuse a teacher in the presence of the 
school, or anywhere on the school grounds or premises, 
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and be liable 
to a fine of not less than ten dollars nor more than one 
hundred dollars. 

Sec. 170. Any person who shall willfully disturb any *^Og^g<i^^^^[^- 
school or school meeting shall be deemed guilty of a 
misdemeanor, and upon conviction be fined in any sum 
not more than fifty dollars. 

Sec. 171. Any person summoned before a superior E^g^^^nce 
judge to answer why he has not kept the children under ^^ school. 
his care in school as provided in the law relating to 



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For defacing 
property. 



For violating 

vivisection 

law. 



For failure 
to use text- 
books or 
follow course 
of study. 



Apportion- 
ment of funds. 



school attendance, and failing to show satisfactory cause 
for his refusal or neglect to comply with such law, shall 
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and fined in a sum 
of not less than ten nor more than twenty-five dollars 
for each offense, and the said fine when collected shall 
be placed to the credit of the school district wherein 
the person so fined resides. 

Sec. 172. Any pupil who shall cut, deface or other- 
wise injure any school house, furniture, fence or out- 
building thereof, or any books belongingto the district 
library, shall be liable to suspension and punishment, 
and the parent or guardian of such pupil shall be liable 
for damages, on complaint of the teacher or of any 
director, and upon proof of the same. 

Sec. 173. Any person violating the provisions of this 
act relating to vivisection and dissection in schools 
shall, upon conviction thereof, be deemed guilty of a 
misdemeanor, and be fined in any sum of not less than 
fifty nor more than one hundred dollars. 

Sec. 174. Any district using text-books other than 
those prescribed by the state board of education, or any ' 
district failing to comply with the course of study pre- 
scribed by the state board of education, or any district 
in which warrants are issued to a teacher not legally 
qualified to teach in the common school of the said 
district, shall forfeit twenty-five per cent, of their school 
fund for that or the subsequent year, and it is hereby 
made the duty of the county superintendent to deduct 
said amount from the apportionment to be made to 
any district failing in either or all of the above require- 
ments, and the amounts thus deducted shall revert to 
the general school funds of the state, and the count}^ 
treasurer shall return the same to the state treasurer 
for reapportionment. 

Sec. 175. (As amended by H. B. 472, Laws of 1899). 
No school district shall be entitled to receive any ap- 
portionment of school moneys which shall not have 
maintained school for the time required by law during 
the preceding school year : Provided, That any new dis- 
trict formed from the division of an old one shall be 



CODE OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. 93 

entitled to its just share of school moneys when the 
time that school was maintained in the old district be- 
fore division, and in the new one after division, shall 
be equal to at least the time required by law in the old 
district: Provided further, That if any school district 
has heretofore failed to receive apportionment of state 
school funds because of failure to hold school the time 
required by law, and there are unpaid warrants drawn 
on the general funds of said district for maintenance 
of school prior to the said failure, the Superintendent 
of Public Instruction shall apportion to the county, at 
the time of the next regular apportionment of state 
school funds, an additional amount sufficient to pay 
said warrants and interest on the same to the date on 
which said apportionment is made. 

Chapter 12.— General Provisions. 

Sec. 176. Whenever the word "he" or "his" occurs ?^'^'?P^2| 
in this act, referring to either the members of the city '"^i^-" 
board of directors, county superintendents of common 
schools, city superintendents, directors, clerks. State 
Board of Education or other school officers, it shall be 
understood to mean also "she" or "her," and any ^^^®^™^y 
woman possessing all of the qualifications of an elector 
except as to sex, and possessing all of the other quali- 
fications required by law for such offices, shall be eli- 
gible to hold such offices. 

Sec. 177. (As amended by chapter clxxvii, Laws 
of 1901). Any parent or guardian, who, after being parents to 
notified by the county school superintendent of the to'schooi!^'^^'^ 
provisions of the law relative to children attending 
school, shall further refuse or neglect to send such 
child to school, shall, upon complaint of the county 
superintendent, be summoned before the judge of the 
Superior Court, who shall have power to remove ^^y^oZf.^^ 
child, if an orphan, who fails to attend school as re- 
quired by law, and place it in the care of some other 
person who will be likely to send such child to school, 
or if the child be under the care of a parent or parents, 
then said judge shall have power, upon the complaint 



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Issuance 
of order. 



Vivisection 
forbidden. 



Dissection 
permitted, 
when. 



Display of 
United 
States flag. 



of the county school superintendent, to summon such 
child and such parent or parents before him, and if he 
shall, upon inquiry, find the said child has not already 
attained a reasonable proficiency in the common school 
branches for the first eight years outlined in the course 
of study for common schools for the State of Wash- 
ington, he shall issue an order commanding such parent 
or parents to place such child in school, if school be 
then in session, or immediately when school shall re- 
sume, if school be not in session, or appear before him 
and show cause for the neglect or refusal so to do : 
Provided, That the county attorney shall act as attorney 
for the county superintendent in all court proceedings 
relating to the compulsory attendance of children in 
school as required by law. 

Sec. 178. No teacher or other person employed in 
any school in the State of Washington, except a med- 
ical or dental school or the medical or dental department 
of any school, shall practice vivisection upon any verte- 
brate animal in the presence of any pupil in said 
school, or any child or minor there present; nor in 
such presence shall exhibit any vertebrate animal upon 
which vivisection has been practiced. 

Sec. 179. Dissection of dead animals, or any portion 
thereof, in the schools of the State of Washington shall, 
in no instance, be for the purpose of exhibition, but in 
every case shall be confined to the class room and the 
presence of those pupils engaged in the study to be 
illustrated by such dissection. 

Sec. 180. That the board of directors in the several 
school districts of this state shall procure a United 
States flag, and shall display said flag upon or near 
each public school building during school hours, except 
in unsuitable weather and at such other times as to 
said board may seem proper; and the necessary fund 
to defray the expenses to be incurred for such flags 
and appliances shall be assessed and collected in the 
same manner as moneys are now raised by law for 
public school purposes. 

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trict contemplated by this act shall have power to 
establish and maintain free kindergartens in connec- ganeiT'^^^ 
tion with the common schools of said district for the 
instruction of children between the ages of four and 
seven years, residing in said district, and shall estab- 
lish such courses of training, study and discipline, and 
such rules and regulations governing such preparatory 
or kindergarten schools as said board may deem best : 
Provided, That nothing in this act shall be construed 
to change the law relating to the taking of the census 
of the school population or the apportionment of state 
and county school funds among the several counties 
and districts in this state : Provided further, That the 
cost of establishing and maintaining such kindergar- ^yspecfauaif 
tens shall be paid from the special school fund voted 
by the electors of said districts,, for this purpose ; and 
the said kindergartens shall be a part of the public 
school system and governed, as far as practicable, in 
the same manner and by the same officers as is now, or 
hereafter may be, provided by law for the government 
. of the other public schools of this state : Provided further, 
That teachers of kindergarten schools shall have a Diplomas of 

*^ _ _ teachers m. 

diploma from some reputable kindergarten training 
school, or pass such examination on kindergarten work 
as the kindergarten department of the state normal 
schools may direct. 

TITLE IV.— HIGHER AND SPECIAL INSTITUTIONS. 

Chapter 1. — University of Washington. 

article i. — administration. 

Sec. 182. The state university, as heretofore located ^InTof^^^" 
and established in the city of Seattle, county of King, 
shall be designated and named the University of 
Washington. 

Sec. 183. The aim and the purpose of the University p^^o^^ 
of Washington shall be to provide for students of both 
sexes, on equal terms, a liberal instruction in the differ- 
ent branches of literature, science, art, law, medicine, 
military science and such other departments of instruc- 
tion as may be established therein from time to time 



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Tuition. 



Admission 
of students 



by the board of regents. Tuition in the University of 
Washington, except as may be provided by the board 
of regents with reference to the arts or to special courses 
of study, shall be free to all bona fide residents of this 
state. Non-residents of this state shall be admitted to 
the said university on such terms as may from time to 
time be prescribed by the board of regents. The said 
university shall, as far as practicable, begin its course 
of study in its literary and scientific departments at the 
points where the same are completed in the public high 
schools of the state. No student shall be admitted ex- 
cept upon examination satisfactory to the faculty of the 
university: Provided, however, That students shall be 
admitted without examination upon presentation of cer- 
tificate from those public high schools and other edu- 
cational institutions in -this state whose courses of study 
shall have been approved by said faculty of the uni- 
versity, such certificates to show the completion of a 
course of study on the part of applicants, which said 
faculty shall deem equivalent to the course of study 
necessary for admission under examination. 

Sec. 184. The government of the University of 
Washington shall be vested in a board of regents to 
consist of seven members who shall be appointed by 
the Governor of the state, by and with the advice and 

Term of office, couscut of the Senate, and who shall hold their offices 
respectively for a term of six years from the second 
Monday in March next succeeding their appointment 
and until their successors shall be appointed and shall 
qualify : Provided, That regents now serving upon such 
board shall continue as such during the terms for which 
they were respectively appointed. Four members of 

Quorum. gaid board shall constitute a quorum for the transac- 

tion of business, and it shall be the duty of the Gov- 

Four members emor to appoint at least four members of said board 

from King ^ '^ 

from the citizens of the city of Seattle or county of 
King in order that a quorum of said board may always 
be near the said university. Whenever there shall be 
a vacancy in the said board of regents, from any cause 
whatever, it shall be the duty of the Governor to fill 



Board of 
regents. 



county. 



Vacancy. 



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such office by appointment, and the person or persons 
so appointed shall continue in office until the close of 
the legislature next thereafter, or until others are ap- 
pointed and qualified in their stead. Each regent be- Regents must 
fore entering upon the duties of his office must qualify 
by taking the usual oath of office before some officer 
authorized by law to administer the same and file a 
copy of said oath with the Secretary of State. 

Sec. 185. The board shall organize by the election ^/l^^j.^'^^^^'^ 
from its number a president and an executive com- 
mittee, of which committee the president shall be ex 
officio chairman. The board shall hold regular quar- Meetings. 
terly meetings, and during the interim between such 
meetings the executive committee may transact business 
for the whole board : Provided, That the executive com- 
mittee may call special meetings of the whole board 
when such action is deemed necessary. 

Sec. 186. The board of regents may adopt by-laws or futYir^""^ 
rules and regulations for its own government. The 
powers and duties of the board of regents are as fol- 
lows : 

First. The said board shall have full control of the ^un^^omroi 
university and its property of various kinds, and shall 
employ the president, members of the faculty, assistants 
and employes of the institution, who shall hold their 
positions during the pleasure of said board of regents. 

Second. It shall be the duty of the board of regents, ^o°u?ses'of^^ 
with the assistance of the faculty of the university, to ®*"*^^' 
prescribe the course of study in the various depart- 
ments of the institution and to publish the annual 
catalogue. 

Third. The said board shall grant to every student, ^-^fomas. 
upon graduation, a suitable diploma or degree, such 
student having been recommended for such honor by 
the faculty. The board shall also have power, upon 
recommendation of the faculty, to confer the usual 
honorary degrees upon other persons than graduates 
of this university in recognition of their learning or 
devotion to literature, art or science ; but no degree 

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Normal 
diplomas 
entitle holder 
to teach. 



To receive and 
control funds. 



To execute 
bonds to War 
Department. 



To make 
a biennial 
report. 



To receive no 
compensation 
except actual 
expenses. 



Faculty. 



shall ever be conferred in the consideration of the 
payment of money or other valuable thing. Any 
diploma granted by the normal department of the 
university shall entitle the holder to teach in any 
public school in this state during life, under regula- 
tions consistent with other provisions of law relating 
to life diplomas. 

Fourth. The board of regents is authorized to receive 
such bequests or gratuities as may be granted to the 
said university and to invest or expend the same ac- 
cording to the terms of said bequests or gratuities. 
The said board shall adopt proper rules to govern and 
protect the receipt and expenditure of the proceeds of 
all fees, bequests or gratuities, and shall make full 
report of the same in the customary biennial report to 
the Governor, or more frequently if required by law. 

Fifth. The board of regents is authorized and em- 
powered to give and execute, on behalf of the State of 
Washington, the bonds and other papers required by 
the war department for the safe keeping of the arms 
and equipments loaned by the United States to the 
University of Washington. 

Sixth. The board of regents shall transmit, on the 
first day of January preceding each regular session of 
the legislature, to the Governor, a printed report of all 
the doings since their last report, giving full informa- 
tion of the receipt and expenditure of money, furnish 
an estimate of the needs of the institution, and give 
such information as will be helpful to the state author- 
ities in providing for the said institution. 

Seventh: The members of said board of regents shall 
serve without compensation. Each regent, however, 
shall be paid his actual traveling expenses in going to 
and coming from any meeting of said board, and such 
claims for expenses shall be audited on vouchers issued 
by the president and secretary of said board the same 
as any other claims are vouchered and audited. 

Sec. J 87. The faculty of the University of Washing- 
ton shall consist of the president and the professors, 
and the said faculty shall have charge of the immedi- 



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ate government of the institution under such rules as 
may be prescribed by the board of regents. 

Sec. 188. The University of Washington shall never Non-sectarian. 
be under the control of any religious or sectarian de- 
nomination or society whatever. 

Sec. 189. The Attorney-General of the State shall be Attorney 

•^ General legal 

the legal advisor of the president and the board of a<i^iser. 
regents of the university, and he shall institute and 
prosecute or defend all suits in behalf of the same. 

Chapter 2 — Agricultural College. 

Sec. 190. The State Agricultural College, Experi- ^|^n\^"^^- 
ment Station and School of Science of the State of 
Washington, as heretofore located at Pullman, Whit- 
man county, shall be an institution of learning open to 
the children of all residents of this state, and to such 
other persons as the board of regents may determine, 
under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed 
by the board of regents ; shall be non-sectarian in char- 
acter, and devoted to practical instruction in agricul- ^nd a*im 
ture, mechanic arts, and natural sciences connected 
therewith, as well as a thorough course of instruction 
in all branches of learning upon agricultural and other 
industrial pursuits. 

Sec. 191. The Governor of the State of Washington, ex officio 

" ' visitors. 

the Superintendent of Public Instruction, members of 
the Legislature, and county commissioners shall be 
ex officio visitors of said college. But said visitors shall 
have no power granted to control the action of the 
board of regents or to negative its duties as defined by 
law. 

Sec. 192. The course of instruction of said college PfJJ^ 
shall embrace the English language, literature, mathe- 
matics, "philosophy, civil and mechanical engineering, 
chemistry, animal and vegetable anatomy and physi- 
ology the veterinary art, entomology, geology, political 
economy, rural and household economy, horticulture, 
moral philosophy, history, mechanics, and such other 
courses of instruction as shall be prescribed by the 
board of regents. One of the objects of said college 



ses of 
instruction. 



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physical''* sliall be to train teachers of physical science, and 

science. thereby further the application of the principles of 

physical science to industrial pursuits ; to collect in- 
formation as to schemes of technical instruction 
adopted in other parts of the United States and in 
foreign countries, and to hold farmers' institutes at 
such times and places and under such regulations as 
the board of regents may determine. 

?egents°^ ^^^- ^^^^ ^hc board of regents shall provide that all 

instruction given in the college shall, to the utmost 
practicable extent, be conveyed by means of practical 
work on the laboratory, and shall provide in connec- 
tion with said college the following laboratories : One 
physical laboratory or more, one chemical laboratory 
or more, and one biological laboratory or more, and 
suitably furnish and equip the same. Said board of 
regents shall provide that all male students shall be 
trained in military tactics. Said board of regents shall 
establish a department of said college to be designated 
the department of elementary science, and in connec- 
tion therewith provide instruction in the following 
subjects : Elementary mathematics, including elemen- 
tary trigonometary, elementary mechanics, elementary 
and mechanical drawing and land surveying. Said 
board of regents shall establish a department of said 
college to be designated the department of agriculture, 
and in connection therewith provide instruction in the 
following subjects — First: Physics, with special appli- 

of'^^tructlon'^ catiou of its principles to agriculture. Second : Chem- 
istry, with special application of its principles to 
agriculture. Third: Morphology and physiology of 
plants, with special reference to the commonly grown 
crops and their fungus enemies. Fourth: Morphology 
and physiology of the lower forms of animal life, with 
special reference to insect pests. Fifth: Morphology 
and physiology of the higher forms of animal life, and 
in particular of the horse, cow, sheep and swine. 
Sixth : Agriculture, with special reference to the breed- 
ing and feeding of live stock, and the best mode of 
cultivation of farm produce. Seventh: Mining and 



CODE OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. 101 

metallurgy. And it shall appoint demonstrators in 
each of these subjects, to superintend the equipment 
of a laboratory and to give practical instruction in the 
same. Said board of regents shall establish an agri- Experiment 

o o station. 

cultural experimental station in connection with the 
department of agriculture of said college, appoint its 
oflficers and prescribe such regulations for its manage- 
ment as it may deem expedient. Said board of regents 
may establish other departments of said college, and 
provide courses of instruction therein, when those are, 
in its judgment, required for the better carrying out 
of the object of the college. 

Sec. 194. The management of said college and ex- ^'^nlfft^tion 
periment station, the care and preservation of all prop- aVe regents. 
erty of which the institution shall become possessed, 
the erection and construction of all buildings necessary 
for the use of said college and station, and the dis- 
bursement and expenditure of all money provided for 
by this chapter, shall be vested in a board of five 
regents, said five members of the board of regents shall 
be appointed in the manner appointed by law; said 
regents and their successors in office shall have the 
right of causing all things to be done necessary to carry 
out the provisions of this chapter. The board of regents 
provided for in this chapter shall be appointed by the Appointment 

J^ ^ r ir J and term 

governor, by and with the consent of the senate, one°^°*''®- 
for a term of two years, two for a term of four years, 
and two for a term of six years ; and each regent shall, 
before entering upon the discharge of his respective ;Pg°g^|g°* 
duties as such, execute a good and sufficient bond to 
the state of Washington, with two or more sufficient 
sureties, residents of the state, in the penal sum of not 
less than five thousand dollars ($5,000) each, condi- 
tioned for the faithful performance of his duties as such 
regent : Provided, That all appointments made to fill 
vacancies caused by death, resignation or otherwise, 
shall be for the unexpired term of the incumbent whose 
place shall have become vacant. All other appoint- 
ments made subsequent to the appointment of the first 
board of regents provided for in this act, shall be for 



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Three regents 
from Eastern 
Washingtou. 



Orgafiiization 
of board. 



Bond, S40,000. 



President of 
college to be 
secretary of 
board. 



Bond, $5,000. 



Duties of 
president 
of the board. 



Treasurer. 



Secretary. 



the term of six years and until the appointment and 
qualification of a successor to each appointee : Provided 
further, That at least three of the members of the board 
of regents so appointed shall be residents of Eastern 
Washington and one shall be a resident of Western 
Washington: Provided further, That regents now serv- 
ing upon such board shall continue as such during the 
term for which they were respectively appointed. 

Sec. 195. The board of regents of the agricultural 
college, experiment station and school of science shall 
meet and organize, by the election of its president and 
treasurer from their own number, on the first Wednes- 
day in April of each year. The person so elected as 
treasurer shall, before entering upon the discharge of 
his duties as such, execute a good and suflBcient bond 
to the State of Washington with two or more sufficient 
sureties, residents of the state, in the penal sum of not 
less than forty thousand dollars ($40,000), conditioned 
for the faithful performance of his duties as such treas- 
urer, and that he will faithfully account for and pay 
over to the person or persons entitled thereto all 
moneys which shall come into his hands as such officer, 
which bond shall be approved by the governor of the 
state, and shall be filed with the secretary of state. 
The president of the college shall be secretary of the 
board of regents, and shall perform all the duties per- 
taining to that office, but shall not have the right to 
vote. The secretary shall in like manner as the treas- 
urer give a bond in the penal sum of not less than five 
thousand dollars ($5,000), conditioned for the faithful 
performance of his duties as such officer. 

Sec. 196. The president of said board shall be the 
chief executive officer, shall preside at all meetings 
thereof (except that in his absence the board may ap- 
point a president pro tempore) and sign all instruments 
required to be executed by said board. The treasurer 
shall be the financial officer of said board, shall keep 
a true account of all moneys received and expended by 
him. The secretary shall be the recording officer of 
said board, shall attest all instruments required to be 



CODE OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. 103 

signed by the president, and shall keep a true record 
of all the proceedings of said board, and generally do 
all other things required of him by said board. 

Sec. 197. The regents shall have the power, and it ^®5i|^| ^^^''^ 
shall be their duty, to enact laws for the government 
of said agricultural college, experiment station and 
school of science : Provided, The board of regents 
shall maintain at least one experimental station in the 
western portion of the state. 

Sec. 198. The board of regents shall direct the dis- ^eMra^i^con^" 
position of any moneys belonging to or appropriated *^"°^ °"™'^^- 
to the agricultural college, experiment station and 
school of science, established by this act, and shall 
make all rules and regulations necessary for the man- 
agement of the same, adopt plans and specifications for 
necessary buildings, and superintend the construction ' 

of said buildings, and fix the salaries of professors, 
teachers and other employes, and tuition fees to be 
charged in said college. 

Sec. 199. The agricultural experiment station pro- ftatfon'^^'^'^ 
vided for in this act in connection with said agricul- by congresi. 
tural college shall be under the direction of said board 
of regents of said college for the purpose of conduct- 
ing experiments in agriculture according to the terms 
of section one (1) of an act of congress, approved 
March 2, 1887, and entitled "An act to establish agri- 
cultural experiment stations in connection with the 
colleges established in the several states, under the pro- 
visions of an act approved July 2, 1862, and of the 
acts supplementary thereto." The said college and ex- 
periment station shall be entitled to receive all the 
benefits and donations made and given to similar in- 
stitutions of learning in other states and territories of 
the United States by the legislation of the congress of 
the United States now in force, or that may be 
enacted, and particularly to the benefits and donations 
given by the provisions of an act of congress entitled 
"An act donating public lands to the several states and 
territories which may provide colleges for the benefit 
of agriculture and mechanic arts," approved July 2, 



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Assent to 

congressional 

requirements. 



Meetings of 
board of 
regents. 



Regents must 
subscribe 
to oath. 



Expenses of 
regents. 



1862, and all acts supplementary thereto, including 
the acts entitled "An act to establish agricultural ex- 
periment stations in connection with colleges estab- 
lished in the several cities under the provisions of an 
act approved July 2, 1862, and of the acts supple- 
mentary thereto," which said last entitled act was 
approved March 2, 1887 ; also, "An act to apply a por- 
tion of the proceeds of the public lands to the more 
complete endowment and support of the colleges for 
the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts, estab- 
lished under the provisions of an act of congress ap- 
proved July 2, 1862," which said last mentioned act 
was approved August 30, 1890. 

Sec. 200. The assent of the Legislature of the State 
of Washington is hereby given, in pursuance of the 
requirements of section nine (9) of said act of Con- 
gress, approved March 2, 1887, to the granting of 
money therein made to the establishment of experi- 
ment stations in accordance with section one (1) of 
said last mentioned act, and assent is hereby given to 
carry out, within the State of Washington, every pro- 
vision of said act. 

Sec. 201. The meetings of the board of regents may 
be called in such manner as the board maj^ prescribe, 
and the majority of said board shall constitute a 
quorum for the transaction of business ; but a less 
number may adjourn from time to time. All meetings 
of the said board may be held in the office of the col- 
lege building. No vacancy in said board shall impair 
the rights of the remaining board. A full meeting of 
the board shall be called at least once a year. 

Sec. 202. Each member of the board of regents 
created by this chapter shall, before entering upon his 
duties, take and subscribe an oath to discharge faith- 
fully and honestly his duties in the premises, and to 
perform strictly and impartially the same to the best 
of his ability; said oath shall be filed with the Secre- 
tary of State. 

Sec. 203. The regents shall be allowed their actual 
and necessary traveling expenses in going to and re- 



CODE OP PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. X05 

turning from all the necessary sessions of their board ; 
and also their necessary expenses while in actual at- 
tendance upon the same. 

Sec. 204. The board of regents shall, on or before Biennial 

° ' report. 

the first day of November of each year, make a full 
and true report in detail of all their acts and doings 
during the previous year, their receipts and expendi- 
tures, the exact status of their institution, and other 
information they may deem proper and useful, or which 
may be called for by the Governor, which said report 
shall be made to the Governor, who shall transmit the 
same to the succeeding session of the Legislature. A 
copy of said report shall be furnished to the Superin- 
tendent of Public Instruction. 

Sec. 205. The treasurer of said board shall make S^funds^'^^'^*' 
disbursements of the funds in his hands on the order 
of the board, which order shall be countersigned by 
the secretary of the board, and shall state on what ac- 
count the disbursement is made. 

Sec. 206. No employe or member of the board ^°iWtc^ 
created by this chapter shall be interested pecuniarily, fntCTestYn any 
either directly or indirectly, in any contract for any ^o"^*^^^*^®- 
building or improvement of said institution, or for the 
furnishing of supplies for the same. 

Sec. 207. The Governor of the state shall be ex officio S^omcTo mem- 
advisory member of the board provided for in this '^^^ ^^ ^°^^*^' 
chapter, but shall not have the right to vote, nor be 
eligible to office therein. 

Sec. 208. The board of regents are hereby em- Tue board may 

o •/ grant degrees. 

powered to grant the usual academic and honorary 
degrees, and to issue diplomas therefor, upon the 
recommendations made by the faculty. 

Sec. 209. It shall be the duty of the board of regents supervise the 

J o construction 

herein provided for, as soon after their organization as provi^nts. 
practicable, and as soon as there shall be an appropria- 
tion therefor in the hands of the State Treasurer in 
any amount sufficient to warrant the beginning the 
erection of the several buildings herein provided for, 
or any wing or section of the same, to enter into con- 
tracts with one or more contractors for the erection 



106 CODE OP PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. 

and construction of such suitable buildings and im- 
provements for the institution created by this chapter 
as in their judgment shall be deemed best, or the funds 
aforesaid shall warrant, all things considered ; such 
contract or contracts to be let after open public notice 
and competition under such regulations as shall be 
established by said board to the person of persons who 
offer to execute such work on the most advantageous 
terms : Provided, That in all cases said board shall 
Contractors to require from contractors a good and sufficient bond for 

give Donds. ^ o 

the faithful performance of the work, and the full pro- 
tection of the state against mechanics' and other liens : 
And provided further, That the board shall not have 
the power to enter into any contract for the erection of 
any buildings or improvements which shall bind said 
board to pay out any sum of money in excess of the 
amount provided for said purpose. 

architects! Sec. 210. The board provided for in this chapter 

shall have power in their discretion to employ skilled 
architects and superintendents to prepare plans and 
specifications, and to supervise the construction of any 
of the buildings provided for in this chapter, and to fix 
the compensation for such services subject to the pro- 
visions and restrictions of this act. 

to issue Sec. 211. Whenever there shall be any money in 

warrants on -^ • t> 

proper funds, the hauds of the State Treasurer to the credit of any 
of the specific funds set apart for the institution created 
by this chapter, deemed sufficient by the board to com- 
mence the erection of any of the necessary buildings 
or improvements, or to pay the necessary running or 
other expenses of said institution, the State Auditor, 
on the request in writing of said board, shall, and it is 
hereby made his duty to draw his warrant in favor of 
the treasurer of said board and upon the state treasury 
against the specific fund belonging to said institution 
in such sum, not exceeding the amount on hand in 
such specific fund at such time as said board may deem 
necessary : Provided, That said board shall draw said 
money as it may be necessary to disburse the same. 



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Chapter 3. — Normal Schools. 

Sec. 212. The state normal school at Cheney, the 
state normal school at New Whatcom, the state normal ^fift^^*®^" 
school at Ellensburg, and such other state normal 
schools as may hereafter be established, shall each be 
under the management and control of a board of three 
trustees, to be known as the "Board of trustees of the ytrP^^^*^® 
state normal school at " At least two mem- 
bers of each board of normal school trustees shall be ' 
residents of the county in which the school of which 
they are trustees is situated, said trustees to be appointed 
by the governor, by and with the advice and consent 
of the senate. 

Sec. 213. All trustees of the state normal schools Appointment 

of trustees. 

serving at the time of the passage of this act shall con- 
tinue to hold their respective offices as such trustees 
for the full term for which they were appointed ; and 
thereafter all trustees shall be appointed for six years, 
except in cases of appointments to fill vacancies, in 
which cases the appointment shall be made for the un- 
expired term of the trustees whose office has become 
vacant. In case of the establishment of any additional Term of office, 
state normal schools, unless otherwise expressly pro- 
vided by law, the Governor shall appoint one trustee 
for two years, one for four years and one for six years. 

Sec. 214. Each board of normal school trustees shall Jiecf officers 
elect one of its members chairman, and it shall elect a 
clerk, who may or may not be a member of the board. 
Each board shall have power to adopt by-laws for its ^y.faws!" 
government and for the government of the school, 
which by-laws shall not be inconsistent with the pro- 
visions of this act, and to prescribe the duties of its 
officers, committees and employes. A majority of the Quorum. 
board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of 
all business. 

Sec. 215. Each board of trustees shall have power, p^^YIJ^ ^""^ 
and it shall be its duty — 

First: To elect a principal for such period as it may p^i^cfpai 
determine, and to elect such other teachers and assist- 
ants as the necessities of the school may require. 



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To provide 

a librarian. 



To provide 
text-boolss 



To have charge 
of erection 
of buildings. 



To audit 
all accounts. 



To provide 
supplies. 



Boarding 
houses. 



Meetings of 
board. 



Second : To provide a librarian for the school who 
shall have charge of all books, maps, charts and ap- 
paratus thereof, under such regulations as roay be pro- 
vided by law or by the by-laws of the board of trustees ; 
also to choose a janitor and such other employes as 
may become necessary, and for good and lawful 
reasons to discharge any or all such teachers and em- 
ployes. 

Third: To adopt and provide the necessary text- 
books, and to provide books of reference for the use of 
students and teachers, and to provide for the proper 
care of the same. 

Fourth: To have charge of the erection of all build- 
ings pertaining to the school, unless otherwise 
expressly provided, and to have the care and manage- 
ment of all buildings and other property belonging to 
the school. 

Fifth: To audit all accounts against the school, and 
to certify all bills, which may be allowed, to the State 
Auditor, who shall draw warrants on the State Treas- 
urer for such amounts as he shall find to have been 
properly or legally allowed. 

Sixth: To purchase all supplies for the use of the 
school, to provide a library suited to its wants, to pro- 
vide for lectures on subjects pertaining to education 
and the art or science of teaching, and to do such 
other things not forbidden by law as may become nec- 
essary for the good of the school. 

Sec. 216. Each board of normal school trustees shall 
have power to establish and maintain a boarding house 
or houses for the accommodation of students* to employ 
a matron and such other assistance as may become 
necessary to conduct the same, to make such rules for 
its government and management as they may deem 
necessary, and to charge such rates for board and 
entertainment as will make such boarding house or 
houses self-sustaining. 

Sec. 217. Each board of normal school trustees shall 
hold two regular or stated meetings each year, at such 
times as may be provided in its by-laws, and such 



CODE OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. 109 

special meetings may be held as shall be deemed nec- 
essary, such special meetings to be called by the chair- 
man or by a majority of the board ; all meetings of the 
boards shall be held in the city or town wherein their 
respective schools are located. 

Sec. 218. The principal of each state normal school Duties of 

^ ^ principal. 

shall have a general supervision of the school, shall see 
that all laws and all rules of the boards of trustees are 
observed and obeyed by teachers and students, that the 
course or courses of study prescribed are faithfully pur- 
sued, shall assign students to their proper classes or 
grades, and unless otherwise specially provided, he 
shall designate the work to be performed by each 
teacher. He shall, at the close of each school year, 
make a detailed annual report to the board of trustees, 
containing a classified catalogue of all students that 
have been enrolled during the year, and such other 
information as he may deem advisable or as the board 
may require, and it shall be his duty to superintend 
the printing of the same. It shall also be his duty, 
when required by the board of trustees, to attend A"end 

^ -^ ' institutes. 

county institutes and other educational gatherings, and 
to lecture upon educational topics that are calculated to 
enhance the interests of popular education or of his 
school. The board of trustees shall audit and allow all au^^ed^® 
his necessary expenses incurred in traveling. 

Sec. 219. A model school or training department Model school, 
shall be provided for each state normal school contem- 
plated by this act, in which all students., before grad- 
uation, shall have actual practice in teaching for not 
less than twenty weeks under the supervision and ob- 
servation of critic and training teachers. A manual •^^I'^sctioor*'^' 
training department for each school under its control 
shall also be provided, and a suitable teacher employed 
for each. 

Sec. 220. Every diploma of graduation from a state ^J^tiS^er*^ 
normal school or certificate issued therefrom shall be ^^^"®'^' ^°^- 
signed by the president of the board of trustees, by the 
principal and the heads of departments of the normal 
school at which the holder graduated, and by the pres- 



110 CODE OP PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. 

ident of the State Board of Education ; and all diplomas 
or certificates shall be stamped with the seal of the 
State Board of Education. Every diploma and certifi- 
cate shall specifically state what course of study the 
holder has taken, and for what length of time said di- 
ploma or certificate is valid as a certificate to teach in 
the schools of this state. 

toreiidintl. ^^^- 2'^-'- ^^ charge shall be made against any stu- 
dent for tuition in any of the normal schools contem- 
plated by this act : Provided, That said student is a 
bona fide resident of this state ; but such student shall 
be required, upon entrance into any of said schools, to 
certify upon honor that it is his intention to pursue 
the vocation of teaching. Students from other states 

Tuition $100 to or territories may be granted scholarships which shall 

non-residents, j & jr* 

entitle them to complete any course of study prescribed 
by the board of higher education in any state normal 
school of this state upon the payment of one hundred 
dollars each, which sum shall be placed to the credit of 
the normal school which such student shall attend, and 
shall be expended in the purchase of books or apparatus 
for the benefit of such school. All students shall be re- 
quired to furnish satisfactory evidence of good moral 
character, and any student may be suspended or ex- 
pelled from any state normal school contemplated by 
this act, who is found to be immoral or who refuses to 
comply with the rules and regulations for its govern- 
ment. 
Courses ot ggc. 222. (As amended by H. B. 472, Laws of 1899.) 

The board of higher education shall prescribe the fol- 
lowing courses of study which shall be uniform for all 
state normal schools of the state : (1) An elementary 
course of three years ; (2) An advanced course of two 
years for those who have completed the elementary 
course; (3) An advanced course of two years for grad- 
uates from a four year high school accredited by the 
board of higher education ; (4) An advanced course of 
one year for graduates from colleges and universities. 
A student who completes the elementary course shall 
receive a certificate which shall entitle him to teach 



CODE OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. HI 

the common schools of the state for a period of five 
years. A student who completes any advanced course ftildem,s'^°^ 
shall receive a diploma which shall entitle him to 
teach in the common schools of the state for a period 
of five years and upon satisfactory evidence of having 
taught successfully for two years during the time for 
which the diploma was issued, shall receive a life diplo- 
ma issued by the state board of education. Graduates 
from accredited high schools shall receive an elemen- 
tary certificate after completing one year's work of the 
advanced course : Provided, That no one shall receive 
a diploma or certificate who has not been in attend- 
ance one school year of forty weeks, and who has not 
given evidence of ability to teach and govern a school 
by not less than twenty weeks' practice teaching in the 
training school : Provided further. That any of the fore- 
going certificates or diplomas may be revoked by the 
State Board of Education for incompetency, immorality 
or unprofessional conduct. The board of higher edu- 
cation shall also prescribe uniform rules and regula- 
tions for admission to and graduation from the state 
normal school : Provided, That a student shall pass the 
examination required for a third grade teacher's certif- 
icate before entering the second year of the elementary 
course, and shall pass the examination required for a 
second grade teacher's certificate before entering the 
third year of the elementary course. 

Sec. 223. (As amended by H. B. 472, Laws of 1899.) 
The board of trustees shall provide out of funds appro- Textbooks. 
priated for the purpose, such text books and supplies 
as are needful for successfully carrying into effect the 
course of study prescribed. Each student upon admis- 
sion to the school may be required to pay into the li- 
brary fund of the school a sum not to exceed $10.00, 
one-half of which shall be applied to the support of the 
general library and reading room, and the remaining 
half shall be kept as indemnity for loss or damage of 
books belonging to the school in the hands of the stu- 
dent, and shall be returned to him after deducting such 



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Requirements 
for admission. 



Annual 
meeting of 
principals. 



Biennial 
report. 



Report con- 
tains what. 



Trustees shall 
have no pecu- 
niary interest 
in any con- 
tract. 



amount which may be justly charged for any loss or 
damage beyond reasonable wear. 

Sec. 224. No person shall be admitted to any state 
normal school as a student who has not attained the 
age of sixteen years, if a male, or of fifteen years if a 
female, nor until by an entrance examination or other- 
wise he or she shall have established the fact that he 
or she is qualified to enter some one of the grades or 
courses of study provided for in the course of study. 

Sec. 225. It shall be the duty of the principals of 
the several state normal schools contemplated by this 
act to meet once annually to consult with each other 
relative to matters concerning their school work, and 
to discuss methods of teaching and plans of manage- 
ment. 

Sec. 226. Each board of normal school trustees 
shall biennially on or before the first day of October 
next preceding each regular session of the state legis- 
lature of this state, make, through its secretary, a re- 
port to the Governor of the state, which report shall be 
included with and constitute a part of the biennial re- 
port of the Superintendent of Public Instruction. 
Said normal school report shall embrace a statement 
of the receipts and expenditures of the schools, and 
the purpose for which all moneys have been expended ; 
a classified catalogue of all students enrolled in each of 
said schools ; a directory of all graduates of each school 
properly classified ; the course or courses of study pur- 
sued in the several schools, and such other information 
as may be deemed advisable. 

Sec. 227. No normal school trustee shall be awarded 
any contract for the erection, repair or the furnishing 
of any building belonging to any state normal school 
contemplated by this act, nor for the furnishing of sup- 
plies or materials for the same ; and no such trustee 
shall act as agent for any publishing house proposing 
to furnish books for such school. Any trustee who 
shall violate any of the above named provisions shall, 
upon conviction thereof, be fined in any sum not ex- 



CODE OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. 113 

ceeding five hundred dollars, and his office ' as such 
trustee shall be declared vacant. 

Chapter 4. — School for Defective Youth. 

Sec. 228. The school for the education of the deaf, ^1™"^" 
blind and feeble minded youth of the State of Wash- 
ington, as heretofore located and maintained at Van- 
couver, Clarke county, shall continue to be known as the 
"Washington School for Defective Youth." 

Sec. 229. Said school shall be free to all resident fent ymfth'" 
youth in the State of Washington, who are too deaf, 
blind, or feeble minded to be taught by ordinary 
methods in other public schools: Provided, They are 
free from vicious habits and from loathsome or conta- 
gious diseases. 

Sec. 230. Said school shall be under the manage- ??''^it^,T!^''^ 

o m Doard. oi 

ment of a board of trustees, consisting of five persons ^®sents. 
of good repute and learning, being citizens of the state, 
nominated by the Governor, and confirmed by the 
senate. 

Sec. 231. After organization, as hereinafter pro- to have gen- 

° ' ^ eral control. 

vided, said board of trustees and their successors shall 
have the management of real and personal property, 
funds, financial business, and all general and public 
interests of the school, with power to receive, hold, 
manage, dispose of, and convey any and all real and 
personal property made over to them by purchase, gift, 
devise or bequest, and the proceeds and interest 
thereof, for the use and benefit of the school. 

Sec. 232. Vacancies in the board of trustees, occur- q^^°^^^^^^^ 
ring biennially by the expiration of the term or terms 
of a member or members, shall be filled by nomination 
by the Governor, at least five days before the adjourn- 
ment of the legislature, of a trustee or trustees to be 
confirmed by the senate, to serve for six years from Term of oface. 
the first day of July following the date of his or their 
confirmation, and until his or their successor or succes- 
sors shall be appointed and confirmed. 

Sec. 233. Vacancies in the board of trustees, caused vacancies. 
by the death, resignation, departure from the State of 



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Constitution 
of board. 



Official notice 
of appoint- 
ment. 



Regular 
meeting. 



Treasurer'.s 
bond. 



Adopt bylaws, 



Special 
meetings. 



Washington, or removal for cause of a member of the 
board, shall be filled for the unexpired balance of the 
term, by the appointment of a trustee by the Governor, 
which appointment shall, at the session of the Legis- 
lature held next thereafter, be submitted to the Senate 
for confirmation. 

Sec. 234. All appointments shall be such that the 
board shall always contain at least one practical edu- 
cator, one physician and one lawyer. 

Sec. 235. Official notice of appointment shall be given 
to each trustee, by the Secretary of State, within ten 
da3''s from the date of the confirmation of said trustees 
by the Senate. 

Sec. 236. The regular annual meeting of the board of 
trustees shall be held at the school on the last Wednes- 
day of May in each year ; at which meeting a president, 
a vice president and a treasurer shall be elected by 
ballot from the board, and an auditor not of the board, 
each to serve one year from the first day of July fol- 
lowing, and one member of the executive committee to 
serve three years from the first day of July following ; 
and any other business proper to come before said 
meeting may be transacted : Provided, That at the reg- 
ular meeting to be held on the last Wednesday of May, 
1897, the trustees shall elect a director of the school 
not of their own number, who shall hold his office 
until removed for cause as provided in this act. 

Sec, 237. The treasurer of the board of trustees shall, 
within thirty days from the date of his election, file 
with the Secretary of the State of Washington a duly 
executed and approved bond, in the sum of five thou- 
sand dollars ($5,000), for the faithful performance of 
his duties as treasurer, during his term of office. 

Sec. 238. The board of trustees shall, at the time of 
the first meeting above provided for, adopt suitable by- 
laws for its own government in the transaction of 
business. 

Sec. 239. Special meetings of the board of trustees 
'may be held at any time, on request of the exe'cutive 
committee, and shall be held on the written request of 



CODE OP PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. 115 

any three trustees. The official notification of each 
special meeting shall state the business to be transacted 
at said meeting, and no business other than that so 
stated shall be brought before said meeting. 

Sec. 240. Three members of the board of trustees Quorum. 
shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of busi- 
ness. 

Sec. 241. Official notice of each meeting of the board meetings. 
of trustees shall be issued by the secretary to each 
trustee, at least fifteen days before the date of such 
meeting. 

Sec. 242, The executive committee shall meet at the ^ommitt^e 
school on the last Wednesdays of August, November, ™®®'^^'^^''- 
February and May, in each school year, and at other 
times as often as may be necessar}^ for the proper per- 
formance of their duties. 

Sec. 243. The executive committee, upon their visits Executive ''^^ 
to the school, shall inspect the real and personal prop- "^o^i^^ee. 
erty of the school; shall purchase all supplies in the 
manner authorized for the purchase of supplies for the 
hospital for the insane ; shall examine the accounts, 
bills and vouchers, and shall draw orders on the treas- 
urer of the board for the payment of bills approved ; 
and at suitable times shall submit the accounts to the 
inspection of the auditor. 

Sec. 244. No trustee shall, during his term of office, tohfve^no 
have any direct or indirect personal interest in any fnterest'^m 
contract, agreement or indebtedness on account of the '^^y°'^ 
school in any way. 

Sec. 245. The financial and official year of the school omciaiyear. 
shall begin on the first day of July, and end on the 
thirtieth day of June, following. 

Sec. 246. The regular term of school shall begin on Term of school. 
the last Wednesday of August in each year, and end on 
the last Wednesday of May following. 

Sec. 247. At each regular session of the legislature feport.^^ 
of the State of Washington, the board of trustees shall 
present to the governor, for transmission to the legis- 
lature, a full report of the operations of the school dur- 
ing the previous two school years, showing the amount, 



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Director. 



Duties of the 
director. 



Removal of 
director. 



Non-resident 
pupils. 



Duty of 

district 
school clerli. 



County super- 
intendent to 
report. 



condition and value of all real and personal property 
of the school, receipts and expenditures of money, num- 
ber of persons employed, and amount of salary paid to 
each, and the number of pupils in attendance. 

Sec. 248. The director of the school shall be a com- 
petent expert educator of defective youth ; a hearing 
man of sound learning and morals, not under thirty nor 
over seventy years of age ; practically acquainted with 
the school management and class instruction for the 
deaf, blind and feeble minded. He shall reside in the 
school and be furnished quarters, heat, light and food. 

Sec. 249. The director shall be responsible for the 
care of the premises and property of the school, selec- 
tion and control of employes, regulation of the household, 
discipline of the school, arrangement and execution of 
a proper course of study, training of the pupils in 
morals and manners, and the general oversight of all 
internal affairs of the school, and shall lay before the 
regular annual meeting of the board of trustees, on the 
last Wednesday of May in each year, a full report of 
the operation of the school during the previous school 
year. 

Sec. 250. The director may be removed at any time 
by a three-fifths vote of the full board of trustees for 
misconduct, incapacity, mismanagement, inefficiency 
or immorality. 

Sec. 251. Defective youth not residing in the state 
shall be admitted on such terms and conditions as may 
be prescribed by the board of trustees. 

Sec. 252. It shall be the duty of the clerks of all 
school districts in the State of Washington at the time 
for making the annual reports to report to the school 
superintendent of their respective counties the names 
of all deaf, mute, blind or feeble minded youth resid- 
ing within their respective districts who are between 
the age of six and twenty-one years. 

Sec. 253. It shall be the duty of each county school 
superintendent to make a full and specific report of. 
such defective youth to the county commissioners of 
his county at the regular meeting of said commissioners 



CODE OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. 117 

held in August in each year. He shall also, at the 
same time, transmit a duplicate copy of said report to 
the director of the Washington school for defective 
youth. 

Sec. 254. It shall be the duty of the parents or the auSnce^ 
guardians of all such defective youth to send them each 
year to the said state school for defective youth. The 
county superintendent shall take all action necessary 
to enforce this section of this act: Provided^ That if 
satisfactory evidence shall be laid before the county 
superintendent that any defective youth is being prop- 
erly educated at home or in some suitable institution 
other than the Washington school for defective youth, 
the county superintendent shall take no other action 
in such case further than to make a record of such 
fact, and take such steps as may be necessary to satisfy 
himself that said defective youth shall continue to re- 
ceive a proper education. 

Sec. 255. (As amended by H. B. 472, Laws of 1899.) 
If it appears to the satisfaction of the county commis- ^efeotiv^e °^ 
sioners that the parents of any such defective youth y°"^^- 
within their county are unable to bear the expense 
of sending and returning them to said state school, it 
shall then be the duty of the commissioners to send 
and return them to and from said school or to maintain 
them at said school during vacation at the expense of 
the county. 

Sec. 256. Any parent, guardian, school superin- Penalty. 
tendent or county commissioner who shall, without a 
proper cause, fail to carry into effect the provisions of 
this act, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and 
upon conviction thereof, upon the complaint of any 
officer or citizen of the county or state, before any jus- 
tice of the peace or superior court, shall be fined in any 
sum not less than fifty nor more than two hundred 
dollars, in the discretion of the court. 



TITLE v.— REPEALING AND EMERGENCY CLAUSES. • 

Sec. 257. This act shall be known and cited as the f^^Pff^^°^ 
Code of Public Instruction of the State of Washington, school laws. 



118 CODE OP PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. 

and shall be construed as repealing chapter vi of title 
in, chapter vii of title v, all of ti^le x except chapter 
XVII thereof, chapter iv of title l, all being of volume 
I of Hill's Annotated Statutes and Codes of Washing- 
ton ; and also repealing all amendments thereto ; also 
repealing an act entitled "An act concerning the for- 
mation of new school districts, changing the bounda- 
ries and transferring territory from one district to 
another," approved March 9, 1893 ; also repealing an 
act entitled "An act to provide for the management 
and control of state normal schools in the State of 
Washington," approved March 10, 1893, and all 
amendments thereto ; also repealing an act entitled 
"An act granting to school districts the right to pur- 
chase school house sites of school lands belonging to 
the State of Washington of not less than one acre and 
not more than five acres, and granting to school dis- 
tricts the preference right to purchase such sites, and 
declaring an emergency," approved February 26, 
1895; also repealing an act entitled "An act relating to 
the indebtedness of school districts, providing means 
and methods for paying and funding the same, and 
means for validating the same or an}^ part thereof in- 
curred in excess of one and one-half per centum of the 
taxable property of the school district, without the as- 
sent of three-fifths of the voters of the school district 
voting at an election held for that purpose, and declar- 
ing that an emergency exists for the taking effect of 
this act on its passage and approval by the Governor," 
approved March 1, 1895; also repealing an act entitled 
"An act to provide for the formation of joint school 
districts, and to prescribe the minimum number of 
school children required for the formation of new 
school districts, and declaring an emergency," approved 
March 13, 1895; also repealing an act entitled "An act 
to authorize counties, cities, towns and school districts 
.to provide temporary funds for current expenses in 
anticipation of revenue," approved March 20, 1895. 
Emergency. Sec. 258. Wlicreas, tliis act is amendatory of all 

existing school laws, and is for the purpose of har- 



REGISTRATION OF VOTERS. 119 

monizing existing inconsistencies and unifying the 
school laws of this state : therefore, an emergency is 
declared to exist, and this act shall take effect and be 
in force from and after its signature by the Governor 
of this state. 



REGISTRATION OF VOTERS IN SCHOOL ELECTIONS. 

[Chapter xxxu, Session Laws of 1897.] 

An Act to provide for the registration of voters in all school elec- 
tions, in school districts having a population of ten thousand or 
more inhabitants, and regulating elections in such districts. 

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Washington : 

Section 1. No person shall vote at any school elec- women must 

•^_ register. 

tion, either general or special, to be held in any school 
district in this state having a population of ten thou- 
sand or more inhabitants, as shown by any regular or 
special census, unless he or she shall have previously 
complied with the requirements as to registration, as 
in this act provided. 

Sec. 2. The secretary of the board of education in foard^educa- 
each district subject to the provisions of this act shall ister^voters^^' 
keep the books of registration herein provided for, and 
shall register therein the names of all duly qualified 
voters in his district, on application, in the manner 
and at the times herein specified. 

Sec. 3. The board of education of each district sub- Board of 

education to 

iect to the provisions of this act, shall furnish the sec- furnish blanks 

■' J^ ' and books 

retary of such board, at the expense of the district, all expenses^^^ 
blanks and books of registration herein provided for, 
within thirty days after this act shall become a law. 
Thereafter, after each general election of members of 
the board of education, the newly elected board shall 
furnish to the secretary and cause to be opened new 
books for the registration of voters. The boards of 
education of each district shall furnish, at the expense 
of their respective districts, all funds necessary for car- 
rying out the provisions of this act. 

Sec. 4. The books of registration shall be opened for Registration 

^ ^ boolts open 

the purposes of registration, at the office of the secre- ^^^^- 



120 



REGISTRATION OF VOTERS. 



Notice to be 
published 
of closing 
of books. 



Registration 
required but 
once each year. 



Prerequisites 
to registration. 



Registration 
books. 



Registration 
districts. 



tary of the board of the district, on each day between 
the hours of 9 o'clock a. m. and 4 o'clock p. m., on each 
day except legal holidays, and they shall be closed and 
no names shall be registered therein during the five 
days preceding any special election, and during the ten 
days preceding any general election held in such dis- 
trict. The secretary of the board shall give notice of 
the closing of the books of registration in his district 
by notice published in a newspaper of general circula- 
tion, published in his district, at least ten days before 
the day for closing said books. 

Sec. 5. Registration shall not be required more than 
once in each year. All persons, male or female, who 
are qualified electors under the provision of this act, 
shall be entitled to registration on application to the 
secretary of the board of education of the district in 
which they may reside : Provided, Such elector shall 
have been a resident of the state for one year, of the 
county ninety days, and of the voting precinct thirty 
days prior to the next general or special school election 
to be held in such district. No person shall vote at 
any such election except in the precinct where he or 
she has resided for the length of time above specified. 

Sec. 6. There shall be provided by the board of edu- 
cation in each district, and kept by the secretary of 
such board, a separate book of registration for each 
school election precinct in the district. Each ward in 
any city within which the whole or any portion of a 
school district may be situate, shall be a voting pre- 
cinct for all general or special school elections. The 
book of registration shall bear the name or number of 
the precinct to which it belongs. In case the whole or 
any portion of any such district shall lie without the 
limits of any incorporated city, the board of education 
of such district shall subdivide such outlying territory 
into voting precincts, so that each precinct shall con- 
tain as near as may be five hundred inhabitants, and 
after the boundaries of such precincts shall have been 
established, said territory shall not be redistricted 
oftener than once in three years, and not then unless 



REGISTRATION OF VOTERS. ]21 

one or more of the precincts thereof shall have attained 
a population of more than five hundred inhabitants. 
In case the authorities of any city, within which the 
whole or any portion of any district may lie, shall cause 
the boundaries of the wards of such city to be changed 
after the opening of the books of registration for the 
school district, the voting precincts of such district 
shall conform to the lines of the wards as established 
when said books were opened until the next set of 
books shall be opened, at which time said new books 
and the voting precincts of such district shall conform 
to the boundaries of the wards as then established. 

Sec. 7. The books of registration aforesaid shall be ^01;^ of . 

'=' registration 

SO arranged as to admit the alphabetical classification I'^cord. 
of the names of the voters, and ruled in parallel col- 
umns with appropriate heads, as follows : Date of reg- 
istration, name, age, occupation, place of residence, 
place of birth, time of residence in the state, county 
and precinct, and if of foreign birth, name and place of 
court and date of declaration of intention to become a 
citizen of the United States, or date of naturalization, 
and with the column for signature and one for remarks, 
and one column for checking the name of voter at the 
time of voting. Under head of place of residence shall 
be noted the number of lot and block, or number and 
street where the applicant resides, or some other defi- 
nite description sufficient to locate the residence, and 
the voter so registering as provided in this section shall 
sign his or her name on the registry opposite the en- 
tries above required, in the column headed " Signa- 
ture," and in case any voter shall not be capable of 
writing his or her name he or she shall, on the left 
hand margin of said column, make his or her mark by 
cross or such other mark as is usual in indicating hi^ 
or her signature, and some person who is personally 
known to said voter, and is personally known to the 
registering officer, and who is capable of writing his or 
her name, shall sign in said column immediately op- 
posite said mark as an identifying witness thereto. 
Sec. 8. No person shall be registered unless he or 



122 



REGISTRATION OF VOTERS. 



Muwt register 
in person. 



Oath to be 
taken. 



Secretaries 
empowered 
to administer 
oath. 



Penalty for 
false oath. 



Change of resi 
dence of regis- 
tered voter. 



she appears in person before the secretary of the board 
of education in the district in which such elector re- 
sides, during the hours the books are opened for regis- 
tration, and answers truly the questions that may be 
put to him or her touching his or her qualifications to 
vote in such district, and shall also make and subscribe 
the following oath ; 
State of Washington, County of , ss. 

I, , do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I am a legally 

qualified school elector, under the laws of the State of Washington, 
and that I have been an actual permanent resident of said state for 

eleven months and twenty days last past, and of the co for 

eighty days, last past, and the precinct twenty days last past, 

and that I have not lost my civil rights by reason of being con- 
victed of any infamous crime. 

Subscribed and sworn to before me this day of 

Said affidavit shall be filed and preserved by the 
secretary of the board for at least two years. 

Sec. 9. The secretaries of the boards of education 
are hereby empowered to administer all necessary 
oaths in examining applicants for registration, or any 
witnesses that may be offered on behalf of any ap- 
plicant. The said secretary shall examine carefully 
any applicant whose right to register he may doubt, or 
who may be challenged, and if the applicant shall be 
entitled to vote at the next election he or she shall be 
registered, otherwise not. 

Sec. 10. If any person shall falsely swear or affirm 
in taking the oath or making the affirmation herein 
prescribed, or shall falsely personate another and pro- 
cure the person so personated to be registered, or if 
any person shall represent his name to the secretary 
or officer of registration to be different from what it 
actually is, and cause such name to be registered, or if 
any person shall cause any name to be placed upon the 
register list otherwise than in the manner provided 
in this act, he or she shall be guilty of a felony, and 
upon conviction be punished by confinement in the 
penitentiary not more than five nor less than one year. 

Sec. 11. If any elector shall, during the year for 
which he or she may be registered, change his or her 



REGISTRATION OF VOTERS. 123 

place of residence from the precinct in which he or she 
is registered, he or she shall apply to the secretary of 
the board to have said removal noted. The secretary 
shall run a red ink line across the name in the pre- 
cinct book in which said applicant shall be registered, 
and likewise note said removal in the column headed 
" Remarks " in said book, and thereupon the said 
secretary shall enter the name and re-register the 
elector in the registration book of the ward to which 
he or she has removed. 

Sec. 12. Registration under the provisions of this 
act shall be prima facie evidence of the right of the 
elector to vote at any general or special school election and^meufod 
held within the district during the year for which said ulde?.''^*^"'"^ 
elector is registered. If any person duly registered is 
challenged, it shall be the duty of the judges of election 
to examine the challenger and any witnesses that may 
be produced onoaths, touching the right of such elector 
to vote; the judges shall then, unless they dismiss 
said challenge, examine the proposed elector on oath, 
and if it appears that said elector is entitled to vote at 
said election, his or her vote shall be received, other- 
wise rejected. Any person swearing falsely before any 
judge of election, on the hearing of any such challenge, 
shall be deemed guilty of perjury, and shall be sub- 
jected to the pains and penalties of perjury. 

Sec. 13. The board of education in each district to Board to ap- 
point election 

which this act applies shall, at their last regular meet- oncers. 
ing before any general or special school election to be 
held in their district, appoint two judges of election 
and one clerk for each voting precinct within such dis- 
trict. Both the judges and the clerk shall be qualified 
school electors in the precinct for which they are ap- 
pointed. 

Sec. 14. On the morning of any general or special feclSeUv- 
school election the secretary of the board shall deliver ope'iectionf^ 
to the clerk of each voting precinct within his district, 
the original book of registration of the precinct for 
which such clerk was appointed. Each clerk of elec- 
tion shall return the book of registration entrusted to 



124 REGISTRATION OF VOTERS. 

him to the secretary of the board at the time of the 
delivery of the ballots cast in the precinct at such elec- 
tion, and it shall be unlawful for any clerk or any 
judge of election, to cause or allow any marks or alter- 
ations to be made in said book while the same is in 
their possession, other than a proper check mark when 
a ballot is cast, to indicate the party voting. 
^de^sJita^bie ^''^c. 15- The manner of voting at school elections 
polling places, gj-jg^ji \)q h^q game as is now provided by law. The 
board of education in each district shall provide suit- 
able polling places, at a school house in each ward or 
precinct, and if there is no school house in any ward 
or precinct, then at some other suitable place in said 
ward or precinct, to be designated by the board; but 
no ward or precinct shall have more than one polling 
place. The voting place in each ward or precinct shall 
be named and designated by the board in the notice 
calling such election. 

Not to repeal ggc. 16. Nothing in this act contained shall be con- 
act relating to ° 

OT mor°e. ■^^'"^^ struod as a repeal of an act entitled "An act to estab- 
lish a system of common schools in cities of ten 
thousand or more inhabitants, and to provide for 
properly maintaining, governing and grading the 
same," approved March 26, 1890, except in so far as 
this act shall be in conflict therewith, but this act shall 
be construed as amendatory and supplementary 
thereto. 

Passed the House February 9, 1897, 
Passed the Senate February 25, 1897. 
Approved by the Governor March 4, 1897. 



COMPULSORY ATTENDANCE. 125 

EELATING TO VIVISECTION AND DISSECTION. 

[Chapter xvi, Session Laws of 1897.] 

An Act to prevent vivisection and regulate dissection in the 
schools of the State of Washington, except medical and dental 
schools, or medical department of any school, and providing a 
penalty therefor. 

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Washington : 

Section 1. No teacher or other person employed in ^i^fl^gn'^ 
any school in the State of Washington, except medical 
or dental school, or medical or dental department of 
any school, shall practice vivisection upon any verte- 
brate animal in the presence of any pupil in said 
school, or any child or minor there present ; nor in 
such presence shall exhibit any vertebrate animal 
upon which vivisection has been practiced. 

Sec. 2. Dissection of dead animals, or any portion 
thereof, in the schools of the State of Washington, in 
no instance shall be for the purpose of exhibition, but 
in every case shall be confined to the class room and 
the presence of those pupils engaged in the study to be 
illustrated by such dissection. 

Sec. 3. Any person violating the provisions of this pra'^cticing.^ 
act, shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty nor 
more than one hundred dollars. 

Passed the House January 26, 1897. 

Passed the Senate February 11, 1897. 

Approved by the Governor February 17, 1897. 



RELATING TO COMPULSORY ATTENDANCE. 

[Chapter cxl, Session Laws of 1899.] 

An Act providing for the compulsory attendance of children in 
the public schools in cities of more than ten thousand inhabi- 
tants. 

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Washington: 

Section 1. Every person residing in a city contain- attendTcS)oi'' 
mg ten thousand or more inhabitants, having under months. 
his control a child between the ages of seven and fif- 



126 



COMPULSORY ATTENDANCE. 



Board of 
directors may 
approve cer- 
tain private 
schools. 



Board must 
appoint truant 
officers. 



teen years, shall annually cause such child to regularly 
attend some public day school at least six full school 
months, and for every neglect of such dut}^ the person 
so offending shall be fined not exceeding twenty-five 
dollars: Provided, lithe person so charged shall prove, 
or shall present a certificate made by or under the di- 
rection of the board of directors of the city wherein he 
resides, setting forth that the child has attended for 
the required time a private day school approved by the 
board of directors of the city wherein such school is 
located, or that the child has otherwise been furnished 
for a like period of time with the means of education, 
or has already attained a reasonable proficiency in the 
common school branches of the first eight years as out- 
lined in the course of study for the common schools of 
the State of Washington, or that his phj^sical or men- 
tal condition was such as to render his attendance 
inexpedient or impracticable, or that the child for sat- 
isfactory reasons has been excused from attending 
school by the board of directors of the city in which 
he resides, then such penalty shall not be incurred. 

Sec. 2. For the purpose of this act the board of di- 
rectors of the several cities shall approve a private 
school only when the teaching therein is in the Eng- 
lish language, and when they are satisfied that such 
teaching is thorough and efticient and when the per- 
sons in charge of said school shall keep the record of 
attendance of the pupils thereof upon blanks provided 
by the state for such purpose, and shall render the 
board of directors of the city where such school is lo- 
cated a detailed report of the attendance of any pupil 
for any specified time : Provided, That the request for 
such report be made in writing and sets forth that 
such pupil is suspected of irregular attendance. 

Sec. 3. The board of directors of each city shall an- 
nually appoint one or more special officers, and fix their 
compensation, who shall be truant officers and who 
shall, under the direction of the board of directors, in- 
quire into all cases arising under the provisions of this 
act, or under any rules made in pursuance thereof, by 



COMPULSORY ATTENDANCE 227 

the board of directors by which such officers were ap- 
pointed, and such officers shall have power and author- 
ity in- case of the violation of any of the provisions of 
this act to make complaint therefor to the superior 
court as hereinafter provided; they shall also sue all 
legal processes issued in pursuance of this act or of any 
such rules, but shall not be entitled to receive fees for 
such services. 

Sec. 4. The secretary of the board of directors of the foard'^musf 
several cities shall furnish the truant officers of their of^hndreTuot 
respective cities the names of all children between the scho'ois!^^ 
ages of seven and fifteen which are found upon the 
census rolls for the current year and are not enrolled 
in any of the public day schools of the city, and it shall 
be the duty. of the truant officers to ascertain in all 
cases why such children are not attending school and 
inquire into all cases of neglect of duty prescribed in 
section one of this act, and such truant officers, or any 
of them, shall, when so directed by the board of direc- 
tors, proceed with the necessar}^ legal processes against 
any person liable to the penalty provided for in sec- 
tion one. 

Sec. 5. No child under the age of fifteen years shall shaifno'tbe 
be employed in any manufacturing, mechanical or mer- cmiin v^oca- 
cantile establishment, or by any telegraph or telephone ^°^^' 
company in this state, except during the vacations of 
the public schools of the city in which such child re- 
sides, unless, during the twelve months next preceding 
such employment, he shall have attended school as 
provided for in section one of this act, or has already 
attained a reasonable proficiency in the common school 
branches for the first eight years as outlined in the 
course of study for common schools of the State of 
Washington, or shall have been excused by the board 
of directors of the city in which such child resides ; 
nor shall such employment continue unless such child 
shall attend school each year, or until he shall have 
acquired the elementary branches of learning taught 
in the public schools as above provided. 

Sec. 6. No child under the age of fifteen years shall 



128 



COMPULSORY ATTENDANCE. 



Certificate of 
attendance at 
school may 
excuse child 
from provi- 
sions of Sec. 5. 



Penalty for 
violation of 
Sees. 5 and 6. 



Truant oflicer 
must visit es- 
tablishments 
employing 
children. 



Shall demand 
names of 
children 
employed. 



Penalty for 
employment 
of child who 
cannot write 
name legibly. 



be so employed who does not present a certificate made 
by or under the direction of the board of directors of 
the district in which such child resides, of his compli- 
ance with the requirements of section five of this act; 
and said certificate shall also give the place and date of 
birth of such child as nearly accurate as may be ; and 
every owner, superintendent or overseer of any estab- 
lishment or company employing any such child shall 
keep such certificate on file so long as such child is em- 
ployed therein. The form of said certificate shall be 
furnished by the Superintendent of Public Instruction. 

Sec. 7. Every owner, superintendent or overseer of 
any such establishment or company who employs or 
permits to be employed any .child in violation of any 
of the provisions of the two next preceding sections, 
and every parent or guardian who permits such em- 
ployment, shall be fined not exceeding twenty-five 
dollars. 

Sec. 8. The truant officers shall, at least once in every 
school term, and as often as the board of directors shall 
require, visit the establishments or companies employ- 
ing such children in their respective cities, and ascer- 
tain whether the provisions of the three next proceeding 
sections hereof are duly observed, and report all viola- 
tions thereof to the said board. 

Sec. 9. The truant officers shall demand the names 
of the children under fifteen years of age employed in 
such establishments or companies in their respective 
cities, and shall require the certificates of age and 
school attendance prescribed in section six of this act, 
to be produced for their inspection ; and a refusal to 
produce such certificate shall be punished by a fine not 
exceeding twenty-five dollars. 

Sec. 10. Every owner, superintendent or overseer of 
any such establishment or company who employs or 
permits to be employed therein a child under sixteen 
years of age who cannot write his name, age and place 
of residence legibly, while the public schools in the city 
where such child lives are in session, shall for every 
such offense be fined not exceeding twenty-five dollars. 



COMPULSORY ATTENDANCE. 129 

Sec. 11. The board of directors of each school dis- 
trict shall make all needful rules and provisions gov- ai^rlltml shaii 
erning habitual truants and children who may be re|a?(Mng^^ 
found wandering about in the streets or public places '"^° ''' 
therein, having no lawful occupation or business, not 
attending school, and shall make such rules as will be 
most conducive to the welfare of such children in such 
city ; and shall designate or provide suitable provisions 
for the discipline and instruction of such children. 

Sec. 12. The board of directors of each school dis- ^^aii make 

report to State 

trict under the provisions of this act shall annually re- |^uca°ion 
port to the state board of education whether their 
respective cities have made provisions required by this 
act; and in case the said board of any city shall in any Penalty for 

' J J J failure to 

year refuse or neglect to comply with the provisions of ^^^^ report, 
section three and section eleven of this act, or of either 
of them, after having been duly notified by the superin- 
tendent of public instruction, twenty-five per centum 
of the money apportioned to such city from the state 
for school purposes shall be withheld until the provis- 
ions of said section three and section eleven of this act 
have been complied with. 

Sec. 13. All fines under the provisions of this act Fines to go 

-^ _ into public 

shall inure and be applied to the support of the public ^''^o^i ^"'^<^- 
schools in the city where such offense was committed. 

Sec. 14. The superior courts of the state shall have courts°have 
jurisdiction in their respective counties of all cases jurisdiction. 
arising under this act, and all rules passed in conform- 
ity with this act. 

Sec. 15. No officer performing any duty under any Q^°^®e iiawe^ 
of the provisions of this act, or under the provisions of accrual in-- 
any rules that may be passed in pursuance hereof, shall of du™^°°*^ 
not in anywise become liable for any costs that may 
accrue in the performance of any duty. 

Passed the House March 2, 1899. 

Passed the Senate March 9, 1899. 

Approved March 14, 1899. 

To take effect June 14, 1899. 
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130 



GRAMMAR SCHOOL EXAMINERS. 



PROVIDING FOR COUNTY BOARDS OF GRAMMAR SCHOOL 
EXAMINERS. 

[Chapter xlix, Session Laws of 1901.] 

An Act providing for county boards of grammar school examin- 
ers, prescribing manner of appointment, term of office, duties 
and compensation of such boards. 

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Washington: 
Section 1. The county superintendent of common 
schools may, when in his judgment the interest of the 
schools of the county demand it, appoint, for one year, 
four persons who, with the county superintendent, 
shall constitute a county board of examiners for the 
examination of pupils of the common schools of the 
county desiring grammar school certificates of gradua- 
tion: Provided, That no person shall be eligible for 
appointment as a member of said board who does not 
at the time of his appointment hold a valid teacher's 
certificate in full force and effect under the laws of the 
State of Washington: Provided further, That the county 
superintendent may appoint assistant examiners who 
shall serve without pay. 

Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of the said board of 
grammar school examiners to meet at the county seat 
at the call of the county superintendent for the purpose 
of examining pupils desiring grammar school certifi- 
cates of graduation, and of examining and grading 
such manuscripts as may be on file in the county 
superintendent's office, written by pupils under the 
supervision of any assistant examiner. Such examina- 
tion shall be conducted according to rules prescribed 
by the Superintendent of Public Instruction, and no 
other questions shall be used in said examinations 
except those approved or furnished by him. 

Compensation. Sec. 3. Couuty examiners appointed by the county 
superintendent shall receive three. dollars per day for 
the time actually employed in the examinations herein 
provided for; such compensation shall be paid out of 
the current expense fund of the county: Provided, 

Proviso. That no examiner shall receive pay for attendance 



Appointment 
toy county su- 
perintendent. 



Board. 



Proviso. 



Proviso. 



Duty of board. 



Examination. 



SCHOOL DISTRICTS. 13X 

upon more than two meetings of said board in any one 
year, nor for more than four days at any one of such 
meetings. 

Passed the House February 18, 1901. 

Passed the Senate March 4, 1901. 

Approved by the Governor, March 6, 1901. 



AMENDING BALLINGER'S CODE RELATIVE TO SCHOOL 
DISTRICTS. 

[Chapter civ, Session Laws of 1901.] 

An Act amending section 2394, Ballinger's Annotated Codes and 
Statutes of the State of Washington, and declaring an emer- 
gency. 

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Washington: 

Section 1. That section 2394, Ballinger's Annotated Amendment. 

Codes and Statutes of the State of Washington be and 

the same is hereby amended to read as follows : " Sec. 

2394. Whenever any school district in this state shall 

have heretofore, under any of the acts of the territorial 

or State Legislature now in force, issued anv bonds for Bonds here- 

° ' "^ tofore issued. 

the purchase of any school house site, or the building 
of any school house, or the furnishing of the same, and 
the amount of said bonds so issued and negotiated did 
not, at the time of their issue, exceed the sum of five 
per centum of the taxable property of the said school 
district, it shall be lawful for the said school district to 
issue and exchange its bonds at a rate of interest not ^f^^ondl^ 
greater than that borne by the original issue of bonds, 
par for par, without any further vote of the school dis- 
trict than that heretofore had or required by existing 
law at the time of their issue, and said bonds, shall in 
all respects, conform to and be governed by the other 
provisions of this act: Provided, That in cities of ten fitiJso°fmore 
thousand population or more, whenever any bonds *'^'^'^"^°'°°°' 
issued under the provisions of this article shall reach 
maturity and shall remain unpaid, the board of direc- 
tors thereof shall have the power to fund the same by 
issuing coupon bonds conformable to the requirements 



132 



TEACHERS' CONTRACTS. 



Proviso. 



Denomina- 
tions. 



Emergency. 



of this act and exchanging the same par for par, for the 
outstanding bonds as aforesaid, without any further vote 
of the school district : Provided further , That such bonds 
shall be issued in denominations of not less than one 
hundred dollars nor more than bne thousand dollars, 
shall be redeemable within twenty years from date of 
issue, and shall draw a rate of interest not to exceed six 
per centum per annum." 

Sec. 2. An emergency exists and this act shall take 
effect immediately. 

Passed the Senate February 28, 1901. 

Passed the House March 13, 1901. 

Approved by the Governor March 16, 1901. 



Wilful 
violation, by 
resignation. 



Revocation of 
certificate and 
disqualifica- 
tion. 



Proviso. 



RELATIVE TO VIOLATION OF CONTRACTS BY SCHOOL 
TEACHERS. 

[ Chapter cxxvi, Session Laws of 1901.] 

An Act relating to school teachers who violate their contracts for 

teaching. 

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Washington : 

Section 1. All teachers in the public schools of this 
state who shall willfuU}'- violate the terms of his or her 
contract for teaching by resigning his or her position 
as teacher without a written notice given to the school 
board at least thirty days before the time when the res- 
ignation shall take effect shall have his or her certifi- 
cate revoked by the state school superintendent upon 
due notice from the school board, and shall be disqual- 
ified from teaching in the public schools of the state 
for the remainder of the school year: Provided, That 
sickness or other unavoidable circumstances which pre- 
vent the teacher from teaching one month shall be suf- 
ficient reason for the termination of the contract: And 
provided further, That a school board may release a 
teacher from a contract by mutual agreement. 

Passed the House March 8, 1901. 

Passed the Senate March 14, 1901. 

Approved by the Governor March 16, 1901. 



LIQUOR LICENSE FEES. 133 

Sec. 2383, Ballinger's Code. — Except as otherwise 
provided by law, all sums of money derived from fines fi^noielselgo 
imposed for violations of orders of injunction, man- schofffund! 
damus and other like writs, or for contempt of court, 
and the clear proceeds of all fines collected within the 
several counties of the state for breach of the penal rivedfromsaie 
laws, and all funds arising from the sale of lost goods golSfo'leiierai 
and estrays, and from penalties and forfeitures, shall 
be paid over in cash by the person collecting the same 
within twenty days after the collection, to the county 
treasurer of the county in which the same have ac- 
crued, and shall be by him transmitted to the State 
Treasurer, who shall place the same to the credit of the 
general school fund. He shall indicate in such entry 
the source from which such money was derived. (Cf. 
L. '90, p. 883, sec. 89; 1 H. C, sec. 820; L. '97, p. 400, 
sec. 113). 

Sec. 2933. Ballinger's Code. — The board of county 
commissioners of each county in the State of Wash- 
ington shall have the sole and exclusive authority and 
power to regulate, restrain, license or prohibit the sale 
or disposal of spirituous, fermented, malt, or other in- 
toxicating liquors outside of the corporate limits of 
each incorporated city, incorporated town, or incorpo- 
rated village in their respective counties : Provided, 
That the annual license fee for the sale of spirituous, ^oM^ys^de-°^ 
fermented, malt, or other intoxicating liquors shall, in uquo/Ifc'enses 
no instance, be less than three hundred dollars or more IchooffmS!^^ 
than one thousand dollars, which said license fee shall 
be paid annually in advance to the county treasurer, 
who shall pay ten per cent, of the amount into the 
general fund of the State Treasury, thirty-five per 
cent, into the county school fund, and the remaining 
fifty-five per cent, into the general county fund: Pro- 
vided further, That no license shall be granted to sell 
spirituous, fermented, malt, or other intoxicating li- 
quors by said county commissioners within one mile 
of the corporate limits of any incorporated city, town 
or village. (L. '88, p. 124., Sec. 1 ; 1 H. C, Sec. 2808). 



STATE CONSTITUTION— OFFICIAL OPINIONS AND 
RULINGS ON QUESTIONS OF SCHOOL LAW- 
FORMS FOR USE OF SCHOOL OFFICERS AND 
TEACHERS. 



CONSTITUTION, STATE OF WASHINGTON. 



PREAMBLE. 

WE, THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, GBATEFUL TO THE SUPREME 
BtJLBR OF THE UNIVERSE FOB OUR LIBERTIES, DO ORDAIN THIS CONSTITUTION. 



ARTICLE I. — DECLARATION OF RIGHTS. 

n t. in th p 

power. 



Section 1. All political power is inherent in the Political 



people, and governments derive their just powers from 
the consent of the governed, and are established to 
protect and maintain individual rights. 

Sec. 2. The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law. 
supreme law of the land. 

Sec. 3. No person shall be deprived of life, liberty Rigiit of triai. 
or property without due process of law. 

Sec. 4. The right of petition, and of the people Rig>t of 
peaceably to assemble for the common good, shall 
never be abridged. 

Sec. 5. Every person may freely speak, write and gulraiftlld^ 
publish on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse 
of that right. 

Sec. 6. The mode of administering an oath, or affir- administered. 
mation, shall be such as may be most consistent with 
and binding upon the conscience of the person to 
whom such oath, or affirmation, may be administered. 

Sec. 7. No person shall be disturbed in his private faS^^*^''"''' 
affairs, or his home invaded, without authority of law. 

Sec. 8. No law granting irrevocably any privilege, 
franchise or immunity shall be passed by the legisla- 
ture. 

Sec. 9. No person shall be compelled in any criminal J^^^^^^if^^ 
case to give evidence against himself, or be twice put 
in jeopardy for the same offense. 

Sec. 10. Justice in all cases shall be administered 
openly, and without unnecessary delay. 

(137) 



conviction. 



138 STATE CONSTITUTION. 

Sec. 11. Absolute freedom of conscience in all matters 
Re^^^ious of religious sentiment, belief and worship, shall be 
guaranteed to every individual, and no one shall be 
molested or disturbed in person or property on account 
of religion, but the liberty of conscience hereby secured 
shall not be so construed as to excuse acts of licentious- 
ness, or justify practices inconsistent with the peace 
and safety of the state. No public money or property 
shall be appropriated for or applied to any religious 
worship, exercise or instruction, or the support of any 
religious establishment. No religious qualification 
shall be required for any public office or employment, 
nor shall any person be incompetent as a witness or 
juror in consequence of his opinion on matters of 
religion, nor be questioned in any court of justice 
touching his religious belief to effect the weight of his 
testimony, 
feges^^haunot ^^^- ^'^^ ^^ ^^^ shall be passed granting to any 
be granted. citizen, class of citizcus, or corporation other than 
municipal, privileges or immunities which upon the 
same terms shall not equally belong to all citizens or 
corporations. 
writof habeas Sec. 13. The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus 

corpus. r & f 

shall not be suspended unless in case of rebellion or 
invasion the public safety requires it. 

Excessive bail. Sec. 14. Exccssivc bail shall not be required, exces- 
sive fines imposed, nor cruel punishment inflicted. 

Sec. 15. No conviction shall work corruption of 
blood, nor forfeiture of estate. 

Takingofpri- Sec. 16. Private property shall not be taken for 

vate property. ± ± ./ 

private use, except for private ways of necessity, and 
for drains, flumes or ditches on or across the lands of 
others for agricultural, domestic or sanitary purposes. 
No private property shall be taken or damaged for 
public or private use without just compensation having 
been first made, or paid into court for the owner, and 
no right-of-way shall be appropriated to the use of any 
corporation other than municipal, until full compen- 
sation therefor be first made in money, or ascertained 
and paid into the court for the owner, irrespective of 



STATE CONSTITUTION. 139 

any benefit from any improvement proposed by such 
corporation, which compensation shall be ascertained 
by a jury, unless a jury be waived as in other civil cases 
in courts of record, in the manner prescribed by law. 
Whenever an attempt is made to take private property 
for a use alleged to be public, the question whether the 
contemplated use be really public shall be a judicial 
question, and determined as such without regard to 
any legislative assertion that the use is public. 

Sec. 17. There shall be no imprisonment for debt, SenfforTebt. 
except in cases of absconding debtors. 

Sec. 18. The military shall be in strict subordination ^^o^^^^ate 
to the civil power. 

Sec. 19. All elections shall be free and equal, and no mus't befree 
power, civil or military, shall at any time interfere to '^'^'^ ®<i"'^i- 
prevent the free exercise of the right of suffrage. 

Sec. 20. All persons charged with crime shall be 
bailable by suflicient sureties, except for capital offences, 
when the proof is evident or the presumption great. 

Sec. 21. The right of trial by jury shall remain in- by^ry. ^"'^ 
violate, but the legislature may provide for a jury of 
any number less than twelve in courts not of record, 
and for a verdict of nine or more jurors in civil cases 
in any court of record, and for waiving of the jury in 
civil cases where the consent of the parties interested 
is given, thereto. 

Sec. 22. In criminal prosecutions, the accused shall ^^ns^*tac*ou'rt. 
have the right to appear and defend in person and by 
counsel, to demand the nature and cause of the accu- 
sation against him, to have a copy thereof, to testify 
in his own behalf, to meet the witnesses against him 
face to face, to have compulsory process to compel the 
attendance of witnesses in his own behalf, to have a 
speedy public trial by an impartial jury of the county 
in which the offense is alleged to have been committed, 
and the right to appeal in all cases ; and in no instance ^p|eaL* 
shall any accused person before final judgment be com- 
pelled to advance money or fees to secure the rights 
herein guaranteed. 

Sec. 23. No bill of attainder, ex post facto law, or law 1^^^°^* ^''''*° 



140 



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Right to bear 
arms. 



Prosecution by 
information. 



Grand jury. 



Treason. 



Constitution 
mandatory. 



Standing 
army. 



impairing the obligations of contracts shall ever be 
passed. 

Sec. 24. The right of the individual citizen to bear 
arms in defense of himself or the state shall not be im- 
paired, but nothing in this section shall be construed 
as authorizing individuals or corporations to organize, 
maintain or employ an armed body of men. 

Sec. 25. Offenses heretofore required to be prose- 
cuted by indictment may be prosecuted by information 
or by indictment, as shall be prescribed by law. 

Sec. 26. No grand jury shall be drawn or summoned 
in any county, except the superior judge thereof shall 
so order. 

Sec. 27. Treason against the state shall consist only 
in levying war against the state, or adhering to its en- 
emies, or in giving them aid and comfort. No person 
shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony 
of two witnesses to the same overt act, or confession in 
open court. 

Sec. 28. No hereditary emoluments, privileges or 
powers shall be granted or conferred in this state. 

Sec. 29. The provisions of this constitution are man- 
datory unless by express words they are declared to be 
otherwise. 

Sec. 30. The enumeration in this constitution of cer- 
tain rights shall not be construed to deny others re- 
tained by the people. 

Sec. 31. No standing army shall be kept up by this 
state in time of peace, and no soldiers shall in time of 
peace be quartered in any house without the consent 
of its owner, nor in time of war except in the manner 
prescribed by law. 

Sec. 32. A frequent recurrence to fundamental prin- 
ciples is essential to the security of individual right 
and the perpetuity of free government. 



ARTICLE 11.— LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT. 

Legislature. SECTION 1. The legislative powers shall be vested in 

a Senate and House of Representatives, which shall be 
called the Legislature of the State of Washington. 



STATE CONSTITUTION. 141 

Sec. 2. The House of Representatives shall be com- 
posed of not less than sixty-three nor more than ninety- Limited 

-■- _ "^ "^ membersliip. 

nine members. The number of senators shall not be 
more than one-half nor less than one-third of the num- 
ber of members of the House of Representatives. The 
first Legislature shall be composed of seventy members 
of the House of Representatives and thirty-five Sena- 
tors. 

Sec, 3. The Legislature shall provide by law for an state census. 
enumeration of the inhabitants of the statie in the year 
one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five, and every 
ten years thereafter ; and at the first session after such 
enumeration, and also after each enumeration made by 
the authority of the United States, the Legislature shall 
apportion and district anew the members of the Senate 
and House of Reprsentatives, according to the number 
of inhabitants, excluding Indians not taxed, soldiers, 
sailors and officers of the United States army and navy 
in active service. 

Sec. 4. Members of the House of Representatives of r|present°° 
shall be elected in the year eighteen hundred and eighty- '^*^'^®^- 
nine, at the time and in the manner provided by this 
constitution, and shall hold their offices for the term of offlce!^^°^ 
one year and until their successors shall be elected. 

Sec. 5. The next election of the members of the second and 

subsequent 

House of Representatives after the adoption of this elections. 
constitution shall be on the first Tuesday after the first 
Monday of November,, eighteen hundred and ninety, 
and thereafter members of the House of Representa- 
tives shall be elected biennially, and their term of 
office shall be two years ; and each election shall be on 
the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 
unless otherwise changed by law. 

Sec. 6. After the first election the senators shall be Election of 

state senators. 

elected by single districts of convenient and contiguous 
territory at the same time and in the same manner as 
members of the House of Representatives are required 
to be elected, and no representative district shall be 
divided in the formation of a senatorial district. They 
shall be elected for the term of four years, one-half of 



142 



STATE CONSTITUTION. 



Eligibility. 



Election 
returns. 



Quorum. 



Rules. 



their number retiring every two years. The senatorial 
districts shall be numbered consecutively, and the 
senators chosen at the first election had by virtue of 
this constitution, in odd numbered districts, shall go 
out of office at the end of the first year, and the Senators 
elected in the even numbered districts shall go out 
of office at the end of the third year. 

Sec. 7. No person shall be eligible to the Legislature 
who shall not be a citizen of the United States and a 
qualified voter in the district for which he is chosen. 

Sec. 8. Each House shall be the judge of the elec- 
tion, returns, and qualifications of its own members, 
and a majority of each House shall constitute a quorum 
to do business, but a smaller number may adjourn 
from day to day and may compel the attendance of 
absent members in such manner and under such 
penalties as each House may provide. 

Sec. 9. Each House may determine the rules of its 
own proceedings, punish for contempt and disorderly 
behavior, and, with the concurrence of two-thirds of 
all the members elected, expel a member, but no mem- 
ber shall be expelled a second time for the same 
offense. 

Sec. 10. Each House shall elect its own officers, and 
when the Lieutenant Governor shall not attend as 
president, or shall act as Governor, the Senate shall 
chose a temporary president. When presiding, the 
Lieutenant Governor shall have the deciding vote in 
case of an equal division of the Senate. 

Sec. 11. Each House shall keep a journal of its pro- 
ceedings and publish the same, except such parts as 
require secrecy. The doors of each House shall be 
kept open, except when the public welfare shall require 
secrecy. Neither House shall adjourn for more than 
Adjournment, thrcc days, uor to any place other than that in which 
they may be sitting, without the consent of the other. 

Sec. 12. The first Legislature shall meet on the first 
Wednesday after the first Monday in November, A. D. 
1889. The second Legislature shall meet on the first 
Wednesday after the first Monday in January, A. D. 



Officers of 
each house 



Journal. 



Meetings of 
the Legis- 
lature. 



STATE CONSTITUTION. 143 

1891, and sessions of the Legislature will be held 
biennially thereafter, unless specially convened by the 
Governor, but the times of meeting of subsequent ses- 
sions may be changed by -the Legislature. After the^imitof 

■^ o ^ o session. 

first Legislature the sessions shall not be more than 
sixty days. 

Sec. 13. No member of the Legislature, during the of mImSto 
term for which he is elected, shall be appointed or ^^^'^^^^^ Q*^^^*^- 
elected to any civil office in the state, which shall have 
been created, or the emoluments of which shall have 
been increased, during the term for which he was 
elected. 

Sec. 14. No person, being a member of Congress, or wii9are 

r ' ts to ' ineligible to 

holding any civil or military office under the United ^|'^^j|^J.^J^,|p i"^ 
States or any other power, shall be eligible to be a 
member of the Legislature; and if any person after his 
election as a member of the Legislature shall be elected 
to Congress or be appointed to any other office, civil or 
military, under the government of the United States, 
or any other power, his acceptance thereof shall vacate ' 
his seat : Provided, That officers in the militia of the 
state who receive no annual salary, local officers and 
postmasters, whose compensation does not exceed three 
hundred dollars per annum, shall not be ineligible. 

Sec. 15. The Governor shall issue writs of election vacancies. 
to fill such vacancies as may occur in either house of 
the Legislature. 

Sec. 16. Members of the Legislature shall be privi- immunity 

^ ^ from arrest. 

leged from arrest in all cases except treason, felony and 
breach of the peace ; they shall not be subject to any 
civil process during the session of the Legislature, nor 
for fifteen days next before the commencement of each 
session. 

Sec. 17. No member of the Legislature shall be Free speech. 
liable in any civil action or criminal prosecution what- 
ever for words spoken in debate. 

Sec. 18. The style of the laws of the state shall be: style of laws. 
"Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wash- 
ington." And no law shall be enacted except by bill. 



144 



STATE CONSTITUTION. 



But one sub- 
ject in bill. 



Either house 
may amend. 



Yeas and nays. 



Yeas and nays 
in passage of 
bill. 



Compensation 
of members. 



Lottery.- 
Divorce. 



Extra com- 
pensation 
forbidden. 



Suit against 
state. 



Private laws 
forbidden in 
certain cases. 



Sec. 19. No bill shall embrace more than one sub- 
ject, and that shall be expressed in the title. 

Sec. 20. Any bill may originate in either house of 
the Legislature, and a bill passed by one house may be 
amended in the other. 

Sec. 21. The yeas and nays of the members of 
either house shall be entered on the journal on the de- 
mand of one-sixth of the members present. 

Sec. 22. No bill shall become a law unless on its 
final passage the vote be taken by yeas and nays, the 
names of the members voting for and against the same 
be entered on the journal of each house, and a major- 
ity of the members elected to each house be recorded 
thereon as voting in its favor. 

Sec. 23. Each member of the Legislature shall receive 
for his services five dollars for each day's attendance 
during the session, and ten cents for every mile he 
shall travel in going to and returning from the place 
of meeting of the Legislature, on the most usual route. 

Sec. 24. The Legislature shall never authorize any 
lottery or grant any divorce. 

Sec. 25. The Legislature shall never grant any extra 
compensation to any public officer, agent, servant or 
contractor after the services shall have been rendered 
or the contract entered into, nor shall the compensa- 
tion of any public officer be increased or diminished 
during his term of office. 

Sec. 26. The Legislature shall direct by law in what 
manner and in what courts suits may be brought 
against the state. 

Sec. 27. In all elections by the Legislature the mem- 
bers shall vote viva voce, and their votes shall be en- 
tered on the journal. 

SPECIAL LEGISLATION. 

Sec. 28. The Legislature is prohibited from enacting 
any private or special law in the following cases : 

1. For changing the names of persons, or constitut- 
ing one person the heir at law of another. 

2. For laying out, opening or altering highways, ex- 
cept in cases of state roads extending into more than 



STATE CONSTITUTION. 145 

one county, and military roads to aid in the construc- 
tion of which lands shall have been or may be granted 
by Congress. 

3. For authorizing persons to keep ferries wholly 
within this state. 

4. For authorizing the sale or mortgage of real or 
personal property of minors, or others under disability. 

5. For assessment or collection of taxes, or for ex- 
tending the time for collection thereof. 

6. For granting corporate powers or privileges. 

7. For authorizing the apportionment of any part of 
the school fund. 

8. For incorporating any town or village, or to 
amend the charter thereof. 

9. [From] giving effect to invalid deeds, wills or 
other instruments. 

10. Releasing or extinguishing, in whole or in part, 
the indebtedness, liability or other obligation of any 
person or corporation to this state, or to any municipal 
corporation therein. 

11. Declaring any person of age, or authorizing any 
minor to sell, lease or encumber his or her property. 

12. Legalizing, except as against the state, the unau- 
thorized or invalid act of any officer. 

13. Regulating the rates of interest on money. 

14. Remitting fines, penalties or forfeitures. 

15. Providing for the management of common 
schools. 

16. Authorizing the adoption of children. 

17. For limitation of civil or criminal action. 

18. Changing county lines, locating or changing 
county seats : Provided, This shall not be construed to 
apply to the creation of new counties. 

Sec. 29. After the first day of January, eighteen Labor of 

^ _ .y ' o convicts. 

hundred and ninety, the labor of convicts of this state 
shall not be let out by contract to any person, copart- 
nership, company or corporation, and the Legislature 
shall by law provide for the working of convicts for the 
benefit of the state. 
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146 STATE CONSTITUTION. 

Sec. 30. The offense of corrupt solicitation of mem- 
corrupt bers of the Legislature, or of public officers of the state 

solicitation. » ^ 

or any municipal division thereof, and any occupation 
or practice of solicitation of such members or officers 
to influence their official action, shall be defined by 
law, and shall be punished by fine and imprisonment. 
Any person may be compelled to testify in any lawful 
investigation or judicial proceeding against any person 
who may be charged with having committed the offense 
of bribery or corrupt solicitation, or practice of solici- 
tation, and shall not be permitted to withhold his tes- 
timony on the ground that it ma}^ criminate himself 
or subject him to public infamy, but such testimony 
shall not afterwards be used against him in an}^ judi- 
cial proceeding — except for perjury in giving such 
testimony — and any person convicted of either of the 
offenses aforesaid, shall, as part of the punishment 
therefor, be disqualified from ever holding any position 
of honor, trust or profit in this state. A member who 
noTvotrin^^^^ ^^^ ^ private interest in any bill or measure proposed 
certain cases. ^^ pending before the Legislature shall disclose the 
fact to the house of which he is a member, and shall 
not vote thereon. 
^ffe'^twhe^n ^®^- ^^- "^^ ^^^^ exccpt appropriation bills, shall 

take effect until ninety days after the adjournment of 
the session at which it was enacted, unless in case of 
an emergency (which emergency must be expressed in 
the preamble or in the body of the act) the Legislature 
shall otherwise direct by vote of two-thirds of all the 
members elected to each house ; said vote to be taken 
by yeas and nays and entered on the journals. 
offlcereto ^^^- 32. No bill shall become a law until the same 

sign bill. shall have been signed by the presiding officer of each 

of the two houses in open session, and under such 
rules as the Legislature shall prescribe. 
oAands^fe Sec. 33. The ownership of land by aliens, other than 

aliens. thosc wlio ill good faith have declared their intention 

to become citizens of the United States, is prohibited 
in this state, except where acquired by inheritance, 
under mortgage or in good faith in the ordinary course 



STATE CONSTITUTION. I47 

of justice in the collection of debts; and all conveyances 
of lands hereafter made to any alien directl}^ or in 
trust for such alien, shall be void : Provided, That the 
provisions of this section shall not apply to lands con- 
taining valuable deposits of minerals, metals, iron, coal 
or fire clay, and the necessary land for mills and 
machinery to be used in the development thereof and 
the manufacture of the products therefrom. Every 
corporation, the majority of the capital stock of which 
is owned by aliens, shall be considered an alien for the 
purpose of this prohibition. 

Sec. 34. There shall be established in the office of bureau of 

statistics. 

the Secretary of State, a bureau of statistics, agriculture 
and immigration, under such regulations as the Legis- 
lature may provide. 

Sec. 35. The Legislature shall pass necessary laws Laws relating 

. to mines and 

for the protection of persons working in mines, factories factories. 
and other employment dangerous to life and deleterious 
to health ; and fix pains and penalties for the enforce- 
ment of same. 

Sec. 36. No bill shall be considered in either house oSumfted. 
unless the time of its introduction shall have been at 
least ten days before the final adjournment of the 
Legislature, unless the Legislature shall otherwise direct 
by a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to 
each house, said vote to be taken by yeas and nays and 
entered upon the journal, or unless the same be at a 
special session. 

Sec. 37. No act shall ever be revised or amended by Amending 

•^ laws. 

mere reference to its title, but the act revised or the 
section amended shall be set forth at full length. 

Sec. 38. No amendment to any bill shall be allowed Amendment 

'' . to bills. 

which shall change the scope or object of the bill. 

Sec. 39. It shall not be lawful for any person hold- ^^wdden. 
ing public office in this state to accept or use a pass or 
to purchase transportation from any railroad or other 
corporation, other than as the same may be purchased 
by the general public, and the Legislature may pass 
laws to enforce this provision. 



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STATE CONSTITUTION. 



Executive de- 
partment con- 
sists of whom. 



Governor. 



Tenure of 
oface. 



Other offlcers. 



Tenure of 
office. 



Election of 
executive 
officers. — 
Returns. 



Certificate 
of election. 



Contested 
elections. 



Duties of 
Governor. 



ARTICLE III. — THE EXECUTIVE. 

Section 1. The executive department shall consist 
of a Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of 
State, Treasurer, Auditor, Attorney General, Superin- 
tendent of Public Instruction, and a Commissioner of 
Public Lands, who shall be severally chosen by the 
qualified electors of the state at the same time and 
place of voting as for the members of the Legislature. 

Sec. 2. The supreme executive power of this state 
shall be vested in a Governor, who shall hold his office 
for a term of four years, and until his successor is 
elected and qualified. 

Sec. 3. The Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, 
Treasurer, Auditor, Attorney General, Superintendent 
of Public Listruction, and Commissioner of Public 
Lands, shall hold their offices for four years, respec- 
tively, and until their successors are elected and quali- 
fied. 

Sec. 4. The returns of every election for the officers 
named in the first section of this article shall be sealed 
up and transmitted to the seat of government by the 
returning officers, directed to the Secretary of State, 
who shall deliver the same to the speaker of the House 
of Pepresentatives at the first meeting of the House 
thereafter, who shall open, publish and declare the re- 
sult thereof in the presence of a majority of the mem- 
bers of both houses. The person having the highest 
number of votes shall be declared duly elected, and a 
certificate thereof shall be given to such person, signed 
by the presiding officers of both houses ; but if an}^ 
two or more shall be highest and equal in votes for the 
same office, one of them shall be chosen by the joint 
vote of both houses. Contested elections for such 
officers shall be decided by the Legislature in such 
manner as shall be decided by law. The terms of all 
officers named in section one of this article shall 
commence on the second Monday in January after 
their election, until otherwise provided by law. 

Sec. 5. The Governor may require information in 
writing from the officers of the state upon any subject 



STATE CONSTITUTION. I49 

relating to the duties of their respective offices, and 
shall see that the laws are faithfully executed. 

Sec. 6. He shall communicate at every session by Message, 
message to the Legislature the condition of the affairs 
of the state, and recomniend such measures as he shall 
deem expedient for their action. 

Sec. 7. He may, on extraordinary occasions, convene Lejis^iatureln 
the Legislature by proclamation, in which shall be ^^*^^ ^®®^^°'^- 
stated the purposes for which the Legislature is con- 
vened. 

Sec. 8. He shall be commander-in-chief of the mill- commander- 

m-chief. 

tary in the state except when they shall be called into 
the service of the United States. 

Sec. 9. The pardoning power shall be vested in the ^^1^^°^^^^ 
Governor under such regulations and restrictions as 
may be prescribed by law. 

Sec. 10. In case of the removal, resignation, death Duties shaii 

' ° devolve on 

or disability of the Governor, the duties^ of the office Qov'^rn^'^* 
shall devolve upon the Lieutenant Governor, and in case ^^*^°- 
of a vacancy in both the offices of Governor and Lieu- 
tenant Governor, the duties of Governor shall devolve 
upon the Secretary of State, who shall act as Governor 
until the disability be removed or a Governor be elected. 

Sec. 11. The Governor shall have power to remit marremit 
fines and forfeitures, under such regulations as may 
be prescribed by law, and shall report to the Legisla- 
ture at its next meeting each case of reprieve, commu- 
tation, or pardon granted, and the reasons for granting 
the same, and also the names of all persons in whose 
favor remission of fines and forfeitures shall have been 
made, and the several amounts remitted and the rea- 
sons for the remission. 

Sec. 12. Every act which shall have passed the Leg- Qo^'emorm 
islature shall be, before it becomes a law, presented to enlctment of 
the Governor. If he approves, he shall sign it; but if i^^s.-vetoes. 
not, he shall return it, with his objections, to that 
house in which it shall have originated, which house 
shall enter the objections at large upon the journal 
and proceed to reconsider. If, after such reconsidera- 
tion, two-thirds of the members present shall agree to 



150 STATE CONSTITUTION. 

pass the bill, it shall be sent, together with the objec- 
tions, to the other house, by which it shall likewise be 
reconsidered, and if approved by two-thirds of the 
members present, it shall become a law ; but in all 
such cases the vote of both houses shall be determined 
by the yeas and nays and the names of the members 
voting for or against the bill shall be entered upon the 
journal of each house respectively. If any bill shall 
not be returned by the Governor within five days, 
Sunday excepted, after it shall be presented to him, it 
shall become a law without his signature, unless the 
general adjournment shall prevent its return, in which 
case it shall become a law unless the Governor within 
ten days next after the adjournment, Sundays excepted, 
shall file such bill, with his objections thereto, in the 
office of Secretary of State, who shall lay the same be- 
fore the Legislature at its next session in like manner 
as if it had J^een returned by the Governor. If any 

OT^mOTeuems bill presented to the Governor contain several sections 
or items, he may object to one or more sections or 
items while approving other portions of the bill. In 
such case he shall append to the bill, at the time of 
signing it, a statement of the section or sections, item 
or items to which he objects and the reasons therefor 
and the section or sections, item or items, so objected 
to shall not take effect unless passed over the Gov- 
ernor's objection as hereinbefore provided. 

byappofnt"^^ Sec. 13. When, during a recess of the Legislature, a 

^^^^' vacancy shall happen in any office, the appointment to 

which is vested in the Legislature, or when at any time 
a vacancy shall have occurred in any other state office, 
for the filling of which vacancy no provision is made 
elsewhere in this constitution, the Governor shall fill 
such vacancy by appointment, which shall expire when 
a successor shall have been elected and qualified. 

Governor. Sec. 14. The govemor shall receive an annual salary 

of four thousand dollars, which may be increased by 
law, but shall never exceed six thousand dollars per 
annum. 

Sec. 15. All commissions shall issue in the name of 



STATE CONSTITUTION. ]51 

the state, shall be signed by the Governor, sealed with •^gue'^an 
the seal of the state, and attested by the Secretary of '^o^^^ii^sions. 
State. 

Sec. 16. The Lieutenant governor shall be presiding Lieutenant 
officer of the. State Senate, and shall discharge such '^°'^^^^°^- 
other duties as may be prescribed by law. He shall 
receive an annual salary of one thousand dollars, which salary. 
may be increased by the Legislature, but shall never 
exceed three thousand dollars per annum. 

Sec. 1.7. The Secretary of State shall keep a record ?etaiTo°Sto?e. 
of the official acts of the Legislature and executive de- 
partment of the state, and shall, when required, lay 
the same and all other matters relative thereto before 
either branch of the Legislature, and shall perform 
such other duties as shall be assigned him by law. 
He shall receive an annual salary of twenty-five hun- salary. 
dred dollars, which may be increased by the Legisla- 
ture, but shall never exceed three thousand dollars per 
annum. 

Sec. 18. There shall be a seal of the state kept by ftate seal^ 
the Secretary of State for official purposes, which shall 
be called "The Seal of the State of Washington." 

Sec. 19. The treasurer shall perform such duties as ?reilurer^*^*^ 
shall be prescribed by law. He shall receive an annual 
salary of two thousand dollars, which may be increased salary. 
by the Legislature, but shall never exceed four thousand 
dollars per annum. 

Sec. 20. The auditor shall be auditor of public ac- stateAuditor. 
counts, and shall have such powers and perform such 
duties in connection therewith as may be prescribed 
by law. He shall receive an annual salary of two salary. 
thousand dollars, which may be increased by the Legis- 
lature, but shall never exceed three thousand dollars 
per annum. 

Sec. 21. The Attorney General shall be the legal Attorney 
advisor of the state officers, and shall perform such ^^^^"^ ' 
other duties as may be prescribed by law. He shall 
receive an annual salary of two thousand dollars, which salary, 
may be increased by the Legislature, but shall never 
exceed thirty-five hundred dollars per annum. 



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Duties of Su- 
perintendent 
of Public 
Instruction. 



Salary. 



Land Com- 
missioner. 



Certain offlces 
to be kept at 
capital. 



Eligibility to 
state office. 



Certain offlces 
may be 
abolished. 



Supreme 
Court. 



Inferior 
courts. 



Supreme Court 
consists of 
whom. 



Sec. 22. The Superintendent of Public Instruction 
shall have supervision over all rdatters pertaining to 
public schools, and shall perform such specific duties 
as may be prescribed by law. He shall receive an an- 
nual salary of twenty-five hundred dollars, which may 
be increased by law, but shall never exceed four thou- 
sand dollars per annum. 

Sec. 23. The Commissioner of Public Lands shall 
perform such duties and receive such compensation as 
the Legislature may direct. 

Sec. 24. The Governor, Secretary of State, Treasurer, 
Auditor, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Com- 
missioner of Public Lands and Attorney General shall 
severally keep the public records, books and papers re- 
lating to their respective offices, at the seat of govern- 
ment, at which place also the Governor, Secretary of 
State, Treasurer and Auditor shall reside. 

Sec. 25. No person, except a citizen of the United 
States and a qualified elector of this state, shall be 
eligible to hold any state office, and the State Treasurer 
shall be ineligible for the term succeeding that for 
which he was elected. The compensation of state 
officers shall not be increased or diminished during 
the term for which they shall have been elected. The 
Legislature may, in its discretion, abolish the offices of 
Lieutenant Governor, Auditor and Commissioner of 
Public Lands. 

ARTICLE IV. — THE JUDICIARY. 

Section 1. The judicial power of the state shall be 
vested in a Supreme Court, Superior Courts, justices of 
the peace, and such inferior courts as the Legislature 
may provide. 

Sec. 2. The Supreme Court shall consist of five 
judges, a majority of whom shall be necessary to form 
a quorum and pronounce a decision. The said court 
shall always be open for the transaction of business 
except on non-judicial days. In the determination of 
causes, all decisions of the court shall be given in 
writing, and the grounds of the decision shall be stated. 
The Legislature may increase the number of judges of 



STATE CONSTITUTION. 153 

the Supreme Court from time to time, and may pro- 
vide for separate departments of said court. 

Sec. 3. The judges of the Supreme Court shall be fu^es"^ 
elected by the qualified electors of the state at large, ^^^'^^'^°^- 
at the general state election, at the times and places at 
which state officers are elected, unless some other time 
be provided by the Legislature. The first election of 
judges of the Supreme Court shall be at the election 
which shall be held upon the adoption of this constitu- 
tion, and the judges elected thereat shall be classified, 
by lot, so that two shall hold their office for the term of of^omcfe, 
three years, two for a term of five years, and one for 
the term of seven years. The lot shall be drawn by 
the judges, who shall for that purpose assemble at the 
seat of government, and they shall cause the result 
thereof to be certified to the Secretary of State, and 
filed in his office. The judge having the shortest term cMef justice. 
to serve, not holding his office by appointment or 
election to fill a vacancy, shall be the chief justice, and 
shall preside at all sessions of the Supreme Court, and 
in case there shall be two judges having in like man- 
ner the same short term, the other judges of the Su- 
preme Court shall determine which of them shall be 
chief justice. In case of the absence of the chief jus- 
tice, the judge having in like manner the shortest or 
next shortest term to serve shall preside. After the 
first election the terms of judges elected shall be six 
years from and after the second Monday in January 
next succeeding their election. If a vacancy occur in yacancy 

o '^ how filled. 

the office of a judge of the Supreme Court, the Gover- 
nor shall appoint a person to hold the office until the 
election and qualification of a judge to fill the vacancy, 
which election shall take place at the next succeeding 
general election, and the judge so elected shall hold 
the office for the remainder of the unexpired term. 
The term of office of the judges of the Supreme Court, 
first elected, shall commence as soon as the state shall 
have been admitted into the Union, and continue for 
the term herein provided, and until their successors 
are elected and qualified. The sessions of the Supreme 



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Jurisdiction 
of Supreme 
Court. 



Powers of 
judges. 



Superior 
Courts. 



Court shall be held at the seat of government until 
otherwise provided by law. 

Sec. 4. The Supreme Court shall have original jur- 
isdiction in habeas corpus, and quo warranto and 
mandamus as to all state officers, and appellate juris- 
diction in all actions and proceedings, excepting .that 
its appellate jurisdiction shall not extend to civil ac- 
tions at law for the recovery of money or personal 
property when the original amount in controversy, or 
the value of the property, does not exceed the sum of 
two hundred dollars ($200), unless the action involves 
the legality of a tax, impost, assessment, toll, municipal 
fine, or the validity of a statute. The Supreme Court 
shall also have power to issue writs of mandamus, re- 
view, prohibition, habeas corpus, certiorari and all 
other writs necessary and proper to the complete exer- 
cise of its appellate and revisory jurisdiction. Each 
of the judges shall have power to issue writs of habeas 
corpus to any part of the state upon petition by or on 
behalf of any person held in actual custody, and may 
make such writs returnable before himself, or before 
the Supreme Court, or before any Superior Court of 
the state, or any judge thereof. 

Sec. 5. There shall be in each of the organized coun- 
ties of this state a Superior Court for which at least one 
judge shall be elected by the qualified electors of the 
county at the general state election : Provided, That 
until otherwise directed by the Legislature one judge 
only shall be elected for the counties of Spokane and 
Stevens; one judge for the county of Whitman ; one 
judge for the counties of Lincoln, Okanogan, Douglas 
and Adams ; one judge for the counties of Walla Walla 
and Franklin; one judge for the counties of Columbia, 
Garfield and Asotin ; one judge for the counties of 
Kittitas, Yakima and Klickitat; one judge for the 
counties of Clarke, Skamania, Pacific, Cowlitz and 
Wahkiakum ; one judge for the counties of Thurston, 
Chehalis, Mason and Lewis; one judge for the county 
of Pierce ; one judge for the county of King ; one judge 
for the counties of Jefferson, Island, Kitsap, San Juan 



STATE CONSTITUTION. 155 

and Clallam ; and one judge for the counties of What- 
com, Skagit and Snohomish. In any county where ^essions of 
there shall be more than one superior judge, there 
may be as many sessions of the Superior Court at the 
same time as there are judges thereof, and whenever 
the Governor shall direct a superior judge to hold court 
in any county other than that for which he has been 
elected, there may be as many sessions of the Superior 
Court in said county at the same time as there are 
judges therein, or assigned to duty therein by the 
Governor, and the business of the court shall be so 
distributed and assigned by law, or, in the absence of 
legislation therefor, by such rules and orders, of court, 
as shall best promote and secure the convenient and 
expeditious transaction thereof. The judgments, de- 
crees, orders and proceedings of any session of the 
Superior Court held by any one or more of the judges 
of such court shall be equally effectual as if all the 
judges of said court presided at such session. The 
first superior judges elected under this constitution om^e'of'supe- 
shall hold their offices for the period of three years, ^'^°^^"*^^^®- 
and until their successors shall be elected and quali- 
fied, and thereafter the term of office of all superior 
judges in this state shall be for four years from the 
second Monday in January next succeeding their elec- 
tion, and until their successors are elected and qualified. 
The first election of judges of the Superior Court shall 
be at the election held for the adoption of this consti- 
tution. If a vacancy occurs in the office of judge of 
the Superior Court, the Governor shall appoint a per- 
son to hold the office until the election and qualifica- 
tion of a judge to fill the vacancy, which election shall 
be at the next succeeding general election, and the 
judge so elected shall hold office for the remainder of 
the unexpired term. 

Sec. 6. The Superior Court shall have original juris- Jf''^^'^'e°ior° 
diction in all cases in equity, and in all cases of law courts, 
which involve the title or possession of real property, 
or the legality of any tax, impost, assessment, toll or 
municipal fine, and in all other cases in which the de- 



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STATE CONSTITUTION. 



Powers of 
judges and 
courts. 



Judges may 
hold court in 
any county 
by request. 



Pro tempore 
judges. 



Leave of 
absence 
of judges. 



mand, or the value of the property in controversy 
amounts to one hundred dollars, and in all criminal 
cases amounting to felony, and in all cases of misde- 
meanor not otherwise provided for by law ; of actions 
of forcible entry and detainer ; of proceedings in insol- 
vency; of actions to prevent or abate a nuisance; of all 
matters of probate, of divorce, and for annulment of 
marriage ; and for such special cases and proceedings 
as are not otherwise provided for. The Superior Court 
shall also have original jurisdiction in all cases and of 
all proceedings in which jurisdiction shall not have 
been by law vested exclusively in some other court; 
and said court shall have the power of naturaliaztion. 
and to issue papers therefor. They shall have such 
appellate jurisdiction in cases arising in justice's and 
other inferior courts in their respective counties as 
may be prescribed by law. They shall be always open 
except on non-judicial days, and their process shall ex- 
tend to all parts of the state, Said courts and their 
judges shall have power to issue writs of mandamus, 
quo warranto, review, certiorari, prohibition and writs 
of habeas corpus, on petition by or on behalf of any 
person in actual custody in their respective counties. 
Injunctions and writs of prohibition and of habeas 
corpus may be issued and served on legal holidays and 
non-judicial days. 

Sec. 7. The judge of any Superior Court may hold a 
Superior Court in any county at the request of the 
judge of the Superior Court thereof, and upon the re- 
quest of the Governor it shall be his duty to do so. A 
case in the Superior Court may be tried by a judge 
pro tempore, who must be a member of the bar, agreed 
upon in writing by the parties litigant, or their attor- 
neys of record, approved by the court, and sworn to 
try the case. 

Sec. 8. Any judicial officer who shall absent himself 
from the state for more than sixty consecutive days 
shall be deemed to have forfeited his office: Provided, 
That in cases of extreme necessity the Governor may 



STATE CONSTITUTION. 157 

extend the leave of absence such time as the necessity 
therefor shall exist. 

Sec. 9. Any judge of any court of record, the At- ^^^^jj^J^^f^gj. 
torney General, or any prosecuting attorney may be ^y^^s^^^^*"""®- 
removed from office by joint resolution of the Legis- 
lature, in which three-fourths of the members elected 
to each house shall concur, for incompetency, corrup- 
tion, malfeasance, or delinquency in office, or other 
sufficient cause stated in such resolution. But no 
removal shall be made unless the officer complained of Proceedings, 
shall have been served with a copy of the charges 
against him as the ground of removal, and shall have 
an opportunity of being heard in his defense. Such 
resolution shall be entered at length on the journal of 
both houses, and on the question of removal the ayes 
and nays shall also be entered on the journal. 

Sec. 10. The Legislature shall determine the number Justices of 

" _ _ the peace. 

of justices of the peace to be elected in incorporated 
cities or towns and in precincts, and shall prescribe by 
law the powers, duties and jurisdiction of justices of 
the peace: Provided, That such jurisdiction granted by 
the Legislature shall not trench upon the jurisdiction 
of superior or other courts of record, except that justices 
of the peace may be made police justices of incorporated 
cities and towns. In incorporated cities or towns hav- 
ing more than five thousand inhajbitants the justices of 
the peace shall receive such salary as may be provided 
by law, and shall receive no fees for their own use. 

Sec, 11. The Supreme Court and the superior courts rec"nf.°^ 
shall be courts of record, and the Legislature shall have 
power to provide that any of the courts of this state, ex- 
cepting justices of the peace, shall be courts of record. 

Sec. 12. The Legislature shall prescribe by law the J^^^j.^'s°'^urig. 
jurisdiction and powers of any of the inferior courts <iictioii of. 
which may be established in pursuance of this consti- 
tution. 

Sec. 13. No judicial officer, except court commis- ^o^^SI''""" 
sioners and unsalaried justices of the peace, shall re- °^°®^^- 
ceive to his own use any fees or perquisites of office. 
The judges of the Supreme Court and judges of the 



158 STATE CONSTITUTION. 

Superior Courts shall severally, at stated times, during 
their continuance in office, receive for their services 
the salaries prescribed by law therefor, which shall 
not be increased after their election, nor during the 
term for which they shall have been elected. The 
salaries of the judges of the Supreme Court shall be 
paid by the state. One-half of the salary of each of 
^erfo7ud^e' ^^^ Superior Court judges shall be paid by the state, 
how paid. ^j^^j ^]^q otlior ouc-half by the county or counties for 
which he is elected. In cases where a judge is pro- 
vided for more than one county^ that portion of his 
salary which is to be paid by tiie counties shall be ap- 
portioned between or among them according to the 
assessed value of their taxable property, to be deter- 
mined by the assessment next preceding the time for 
which such salary is to be paid. 
fudges?amount ^^^- 1^. Eacli of the judgcs of the Supreme Court 
per annum. gj^all reccive an annual salary of four thousand dollars 
($4,000); each of the Superior Court judges shall re- 
ceive an annual salary of three thousand dollars 
($3,000), which said salary shall be payable quarterly. 
The Legislature may increase the salaries of the judges 
herein provided. 
JiwftVany' ^^^- ^^- "^^^ judgos of the Supreme Court and the 
other office, judges of the Superior Court shall be ineligible to any 
other office or public employment than a judicial office 
or employment during the term for which they shall 
have been elected. 
Charge to jury. Sec. 16. Judges shall not charge juries with respect 
to matters of fact, nor comment thereon, but shall de- 
clare the law. 
£d|Sup!*° Sec. 17. No person shall be eligible to the office of 
judge of the Supreme Court or judge of a Superior 
Court unless he shall have been admitted to practice 
in the courts of record of this State or Territory of 
Washington. 
Reporter for Seq. 18. The ludges of the Supreme Court shall ap- 

Supreme jo i r 

Court. point a reporter for the decisions of that court, who 

shall be removable at their pleasure. He shall receive 
such annual salary as shall be prescribed by law. 



STATE CONSTITUTION. I59 

Sec. 19. No judge of a court of record shall practice nof^rlct^ce^ 
law in any court of this state during his continuance ^'^^• 
in office. 

Sec. 20. Every cause submitted to a judge of a^^TJ^^y"^ 
Superior Court for his decision shall be decided by him iSoTtiml;^' 
within ninety days from the submission thereof : Pro- 
vided, That if, within said period of ninety days a re- 
hearing shall have been ordered, then the period 
within which he is to decide shall commence at the 
time the cause is submitted upon such a rehearing. 

Sec. 21. The Legislature shall provide for the speedy o^inlo^nsoTsu^- 
publications of opinions of the Supreme Court, and all ^'^^'^^ '-'°'^'^''^- 
opinions shall be free for publication by any person. 

Sec. 22. The judges of the Supreme Court shall ap- p^^'e^St. 
point a clerk of that court, who shall be removable at 
their pleasure, but the Legislature may provide for the 
election, of the clerk of the Supreme Court and pre- 
scribe the term of his office. The clerk of the Supreme salary of. 
Court shall receive such compensation, by salary only, 
as shall be provided by law. 

Sec. 23. There may be appointed in each county, by SissTone^s 
the judge of the superior court having jurisdiction ^°^®^^°^' 
therein, one or more court commissioners, not exceed- 
ing three in number, who shall have authority to per- 
form like duties as a judge of the superior court at 
chambers, subject to revision by such judge, to take 
depositions and to perform such other business con- 
nected with the administration of justice as may be 
prescribed by law. 

Sec. 24. The judges of the superior courts shall from ^0^^^^°* 
time to time, establish uniform rules for the govern- 
ment of the superior courts. * 

Sec. 25. Superior judges shall, on or before the first ®j"^P®es to re- 
day of November in each year, report in writing to the preme°judges. 
judges of the Supreme Court such defects and omissions 
in the laws as their experience may suggest, and the 
judges of the Supreme Court shall, on or before the 
first day of January in each year, report in writing to 
the Governor such defects and omissions in the laws 
as they may believe to exist. 



160 STATE CONSTITUTION. 

riorcoun"^"' Sec. 26. The county clerk shall be by virtue of his 
• office, clerk of the Superior Court. 

processes. Sec. 27. The Style of all process shall be, "The State 

of Washington," and all prosecutions shall be con- 
ducted in its name and by its authority. 

of1X%°'^''^ Sec. 28. Every judge of the Supreme Court and 
every judge of a Superior Court shall, before entering 
upon the duties of his office, take and subscribe an oath 
that he will support the constitution of the United 
States and the constitution of the State of Washington, 
and will faithfully and impartially discharge the duties 
of judge to the best of his ability, which oath shall be 
filed in the office of the Secretary of State. 

ARTICLE V. — IMPEACHMENT. 

topelchmini'' ^Ec. 1. The Housc of Representatives shall have the 
cases. gQig power of impeachment. The concurrence of a 

majority of all the members shall be necessary to an 
impeachment. All impeachments shall be tried by the 
Senate, and when sitting for that purpose the senators 
shall be upon oath or affirmation to do justice accord- 
ing to law and evidence. When the Governor or 
Lieutenant Governor is on trial, the chief justice of the 
Supreme Court shall preside. No person shall be con- 
victed without a concurrence of two-thirds of the sen- 
ators elected. 
Impeachment Sec. 2. The Govomor and other state and judicial 

for what *' 

offenses. officcrs, exccpt judgcs and justices of courts not of rec- 

ord, shall be liable to impeachment for high crimes or 
misdemeanors, or malfeasance in office, but judgment 
in su(\h cases shall extend only to removal from office 
and disqualification to hold any office of honor, trust or 
profit, in the state. The party, whether convicted or 
acquitted, shall, nevertheless, be liable to prosecution, 
trial, judgment and punishment according to law. 

Som°Jfflce Sec 3. All officers not liable to impeachment shall 

be subject to removal for misconduct or malfeasance in 
office, in such manner as may be provided by law. 



STATE CONSTITUTION. 161 

ARTICLE VI. — ELECTIONS AND ELECTIVE RIGHTS. 

Section 1. All male persons of the age of twenty- ^f'^eiectMl"^^ 
one years or over, possessing the following qualifica- 
tions, shall be entitled to vote at all elections : They 
shall be. citizens of the United States ; they shall have 
lived in the state one year, and in the county ninety 
days, and in the city, town, ward or precinct thirty 
days immediately preceding the election at which they 
offer to vote : Provided, That Indians not taxed shall 
never be allowed the elective franchise : Provided 
further, That all male persons who at the time of the 
adoption of this constitution are qualified electors of 
the territory shall be electors. 

Sec. 2. The Legislature may provide that there shall i? school 

° '' ^ elections. 

be no denial of the elective franchise at any school elec- 
tion on account of sex. 

Sec. 3. All idiots, insane persons, and persons con- Certain ^^^ 
victed of infamous crime, unless restored to their civil ^i^°^°^'s- 
rights, are excluded from the elective franchise. 

Sec. 4. For the purpose of voting and eligibility to Residence not 

IT r o & ./ gained or lost 

office no person shall be deemed to have gained a resi- sJr^ce^etc. 

dence by reason of his presence, or lost it by reason of 

his absence, while in the civil or military service of the 

state or of the United States, nor while a student at any 

institution of learning, nor while kept at public expense 

at any poor house or other asylum, nor while confined 

in public prison, nor while engaged in the navigation 

of the waters of this state or of the United States, or 

of the high seas. 

Sec. 5. Voters shall in all cases except treason, fel- J^^^^'^rre^st on 
ony and breach of the peace, be privileged from arrest election days. 
during their attendance at elections and in going to 
and returning therefrom. No elector shall be required 
to do military duty on the day of any election except 
in time of war or public danger. 

Sec. 6. All elections shall be by ballot. The Legisla- ^If^^i^""^ ^^ 
ture shall provide for such method of voting as will 
secure to every elector absolute secrecy in preparing 
and depositing his ballot. 
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Kegistration 
laws. 



First election 
of officers; 
subsequent 
elections. 



All property 
taxed accord- 
ing to value ; 
annual levies. 



Uniform and 
equal rates 
of taxation. 



Sec. 7. The Legislature shall enact a registration 
law, and shall require a compliance with such law be- 
fore any elector shall be allowed to vote : Provided, 
That this provision is not compulsory upon the Legis- 
lature, except as to cities and towns having a popula- 
tion of over five hundred inhabitants. In all other cases 
the Legislature may or may not require registration as 
a pre-requisite to the right to vote, and the same sys- 
tem of registration need not be adopted for both classes. 

Sec. 8. The first election of county and district of- 
ficers, not otherwise provided for in this constitution, 
shall be on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in 
November, 1890, and thereafter all elections for such 
officers shall be held biennially on the Tuesday next 
succeeding the first Monday in November. The first 
election of all state officers not otherwise provided for 
in this constitution, after the election held for the 
adoption of this constitution, shall be on the Tuesday 
next after the first Monday in November, 1892, and the 
elections for such state officers shall be every fourth 
year thereafter on the Tuesday succeeding the first 
Monday in November. 

ARTICLE VII. — REVENUE AND TAXATION. 

Section 1. All property in the state, not exempt 
under the laws of the United States, or under this con- 
stitution, shall be taxed in proportion to its value, to 
be ascertained as provided by law. The Legislature 
shall provide by law for an annual tax sufficient, with 
other sources of revenue, to defray the estimated ordi- 
nary expenses of the state for each fiscal year. And 
for the purpose of paying the state debt, if there be 
any, the Legislature shall provide for levying a tax 
annually, sufficient to pay the annual interest and 
principal of such debt within twenty years from the 
final passage of the law creating the debt. 

Sec. 2. The Legislature shall provide by law a uni- 
form and equal rate of assessment and taxation on all 
property in the state, according to its value in money, 
and shall prescribe such regulations by general law as 
shall secure a just valuation for taxation of all prop- 



STATE CONSTITUTION. Ig3 

erty, so that every person and corporation shall pay a 
tax in proportion to the value of his, her or its prop- 
erty : Provided, That a deduction of debts from credits 
may be authorized : Provided further, That the prop- Exemptions. 
erty of the United States, and of the state, counties, 
school districts and other municipal corporations, and 
such other property as the Legislature may by general 
laws provide, shall be exempt from taxation. 

Sec. 3. The Legislature shall provide by general law Assessment of 

. ./ o corporation 

for the assessing and levying of taxes on all corpora- property. 
tion property as near as may be by the same methods 
as are provided for the assessing and levying of taxes 
on individual property. 

Sec, 4. The power to tax corporations and corporate same. 
property shall not be surrendered or suspended by any 
contract or grant to which the state shall be a party. 

Sec. 5. No tax shall be levied except in pursuance i^%*u?suance* 
of law; and every law imposing a tax shall state dis-°*^^^' 
tinctly the object of the same, to which only it shall be 
applied. 

Sec. 6. All taxes levied and collected for state pur- ah taxes paid 

-■■ m money. 

poses shall be paid in money only into the state treasury. 

Sec. 7. An accurate statement of the receipts and recefpts al? 
expenditures of the public moneys shall be published expenditures. 
annually, in such manner as the Legislature may 
provide. 

Sec. 8. Whenever the expenses of any fiscal year ?®^evlnue®^ 
shall exceed the income, the Legislature may provide provided for. 
for levying a tax for the ensuing fiscal year, sufiicient, 
with other sources of income, to pay the deficiency, as 
well as the estimated expenses of the ensuing fiscal 
year. 

Sec. 9. The Legislature may vest the corporate au- aid^^wns to^^ 
thorities of cities, towns and villages with the power tlles^^^''''^^ 
to make local improvements by special assessment, 
or by special taxation of property benefited. For all 
corporate purposes, all municipal corporations may 
be vested with authority to assess and collect taxes, 
and such taxes shall be uniform in respect to persons 



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State indebt- 
edness limited, 



Exceptions to 
limitation. 



Special pro- 
vision for 
incurring 
indebtedness. 



Appropri- 
ations. 



and property within the jurisdiction of the body levy- 
ing the same. 

ARTICLE VIII. — STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL, INDEBTEDNESS. 

Section 1. The state may, to meet casual deficits or 
failures in revenues, or for expenses not provided for, 
contract debts, but such debts, direct and contingent, 
singly or in the aggregate, shall not at any time exceed 
four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000), and the 
moneys arising from the loans creating such debts 
shall be applied to the purpose for which they were 
obtained, or to repay the debts so contracted, and to 
no other purpose whatever. 

Sec. 2. In addition to the above limited power to 
contract debts, the state may contract debts to repel 
invasion, suppress insurrection, or to defend the state 
in war, but the money arising from the contracting of 
such debts shall be applied to the purpose for which it 
was raised and no other purpose whatever. 

Sec 3. Except the debts specified in sections one 
and two of this article, no debt shall hereafter be con- 
tracted by, or on behalf of this state, unless such debt 
shall be authorized by law for some single work or ob- 
ject to be distinctly specified therein, which law shall 
provide ways and means, exclusive of loans, for the 
payment of the interest on such debt as it falls due, 
and also to pay and discharge the principal of such 
debt within twenty years from the time of the con- 
tracting thereof. No such law shall take effect until 
it shall, at a general election, have been submitted to 
the people and have received a majority of all the votes 
cast for and against it at such election, and all moneys 
raised by authority of such law shall be applied only 
to the specific object therein stated, or to the payment 
of the debt thereby created, and such law shall be 
published in at least one newspaper in each county, if 
one be published therein, throughout the state, for 
three months next preceding the election at which it 
is submitted to the people. 

Sec 4. No money shall ever be paid out of the 
treasury of this state, or any of its funds, or any of the 



STATE CONSTITUTION. Ig5 

funds under its management, except in pursuance of 
an appropriation by law; nor unless such payment be 
made within two years from the first day of May next 
after the passage of such appropriation act, and every 
such law making a new appropriation, or continuing 
or reviving an appropriation, shall distinctly specify 
the sum appropriated, and the object to which it is to 
be applied, and it shall not be sufficient for such law 
to refer to any other law to fix such sum. 

Sec. 5. The credit of the state shall not, in any credit of state 

' J shall not be 

manner, be given or loaned to, or in aid of, any indi- cor|oratiois°^ 
vidual, association, company or corporation. 

Sec. 6. No county, city, town, school district or other dibtednVsl'of 
municipal corporation shall for any purpose become and"^schoo?*^^^ 
indebted in any manner to an amount exceeding one 
and one-half percentum of the taxable property in such 
county, city, town, school district or other municipal 
corporation, without the assent of three-fifths of the 
voters therein voting at an election to be held for that 
purpose, nor in cases requiring such assent shall the 
total indebtedness at any time exceed five per centum 
on the value of the taxable property therein, to be as- 
certained by the last assessment for state and county 
purposes previous to the incurring of such indebted- 
ness, except that in incorporated cities the assessment 
shall be taken from the last assessment for city pur- 
poses : Provided, That no part of the indebtedness • 
allowed in this section shall be incurred for any pur- 
pose other than strictly county, city, town, school 
district or other municipal purposes : Provided further, 
That any city or town with such assent may be allowed 
to become indebted to a larger amount, but not exceed- 
ing five per centum additional, for supplying such city 
or town with water, artificial light and sewers, when 
the works for supplying such water, light and sewers 
shall be owned and controlled by the municipality. 

Sec. 7. No county, city, town or other municipal S'uTiSfautfes 
corporation shall hereafter give any money or property, corporatioil 
or loan its money or credit, to or in aid of. any indi- ^^°- 
vidual, association, company or corporation, except for 



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Education of 
children. 



Uniform sys- 
tem of public 
shools; in- 
cludes what; 
support of. 



Common 
.school fund; . 
derived from 
what sources. 



the necessary support of the poor and infirm, or become 
directly or indirectly the owner of any stock in or 
bonds of any association, company or corporation. 

ARTICLE IX. — EDUCATION. 

Section 1. It is the paramount duty of the state to 
make ample provision for the education of all children 
residing within its borders, without distinction or pref- 
erence on account of race, color, caste or sex. 

Sec. 2. The Legislature shall provide for a general 
and uniform system of public schools. The public 
school system shall include common schools, and such 
high schools, normal schools and technical schools as 
may hereafter be established. But the entire revenue 
derived from the common school fund, and the state 
tax for common schools, shall be exclusively applied 
to the support of the common schools. 

Sec. 3. The principal of the common school fund 
shall remain permanent and irreducible. The said 
fund shall be derived from the following named sources, 
to-wit : Appropriations and donations by the state to 
this fund ; donations and bequests by individuals to 
the state or public for common schools ; the proceeds 
of lands and other property which revert to the state 
by escheat and forfeiture ; the proceeds of all property 
granted to the state, when the purpose of the grant is 
not specified, or is uncertain ; funds accumulated in 
the treasury of the state for the disbursement of which 
provision has not been made by law; the proceeds of 
the sale of timber, stone, minerals and other property 
from school and state lands, other than those granted 
for specific purposes ; all moneys received from per-* 
sons appropriating timber, stone, minerals or other 
property from school and state lands other than those 
granted for specific purposes, and all moneys other than 
rental recovered from persons trespassing on said lands; 
five per centum of the proceeds of the sale of public 
lands lying within the state, which shall be sold by the 
United States subsequent to the admission of the state 
into the Union as approved by section 13 of the act of 
Congress enabling the admission of the state into the 



STATE CONSTITUTION. 167 

Union ; the principal of all funds arising from the 
sale of lands and other property which have been, and 
hereafter may be, granted to the state for the support 
of common schools. The Legislature may make further ^1^'^ ^^Td 
provisions for enlarging said fund. The interest accru- ^°^ increase. 
ing on said fund, together with all rentals and other 
revenues derived therefrom, and from lands and other 
property devoted to the common school fund, shall be 
exclusively applied to the current use of the common 
schools. 

Sec. 4. All schools maintained or supported wholly fecta?ian°'^' 
or in part by the public funds shall be forever free 
from sectarian control or influence. 

Sec. 5. All losses to the permanent common school manmft^'sctfooi 
or any other state educational fund, which shall be ^ebt onTtatef 
occasioned by defalcation, mismanagement or fraud of 
the agents or officers controlling or managing the 
same, shall be audited by the proper authorities of the 
state. The amount so audited shall be a permanent 
funded debt against the state in favor of the particular 
fund sustaining such loss, upon which not less than 6 
per cent, annual interest shall be paid. The amount 
of liability so created shall not be counted as a part of 
the indebtedness authorized and limited elsewhere in 
this constitution. 

ARTICLE X.— MILITIA. 

Section 1. All able-bodied male citizens of this state, ^^"1^7'^"*^ 

WHO oiTG 

between the ages of eighteen (18) and forty-five (45)iiaWeto. 
years, except such as are exempt by laws of the United 
States or by the laws of this state, shall be liable to 
military duty. 

Sec. 2. The Legislature shall provide by law for ^l^^^f'l^^'^ 
organizing and disciplining the militia in such man- 
ner as it may deem expedient, not incompatible with 
the constitution and laws of the United States. Offi- 
cers of the militia shall be elected or appointed in such 
manner as the Legislature shall from time to time 
direct, and shall be commissioned by the Governor. 
The Governor shall have power to call forth the militia 



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Soldiers' 
Home. 



Immunity 
from arrest. 



Exemption 
from military 
duty. 



County 

organization 

recognized. 



Removal of 
county seats. 



Organization 
of new 
counties. 



Change of 
boundaries. 



to execute the laws of the state, to suppress insurrec- 
tions and repel invasions. 

Sec. 3. The Legislature shall provide by law for the 
maintenance of a Soldiers' Home for honorably dis- 
charged Union soldiers, sailors, marines and members 
of the state militia disabled while in the line of duty, 
and who are bona fide citizens of the state. 

Sec. 4. The Legislature shall provide by law for the 
protection and safe keeping of the public arms. 

Sec. 5. The militia shall, in all cases, except treason, 
felony and breach of the peace, be privileged from ar- 
rest during the attendance at musters and elections of 
officers, and in going to and returning from the same. 

Sec. 6. No person or persons, having conscientious 
scruples against bearing arms, shall be compelled to 
do militia duty in time of peace: Provided, Such per- 
son or persons shall pay an equivalent for such exemp- 
tion. 

ARTICLE XI.— COUNTY, CITY AND TOWNSHIP ORGANIZATION. 

Section 1. The several counties of the Territory of 
Washington existing at the time of the adoption of 
this constitution are hereby recognized as legal sub- 
divisions of this state. 

Sec 2. No county seat shall be removed unless three- 
fifths of the qualified electors of the county, voting on 
the proposition at a general election, shall vote in 
favor of such removal, and three-fifths of all votes cast 
on the proposition shall be required to relocate a county 
seat. A proposition of removal shall not be submitted 
in the same county more than once in four years. 

Sec. 3. No new county shall be established which 
shall reduce any county to a population of less than 
four thousand (4.000), nor shall a new county be formed 
containing a less population than two thousand (2,000). 
There shall be no territory stricken from any county 
unless a majority of the voters living in such territory 
shall petition therefor, and then only under such other 
conditions as may be prescribed by a general law ap- 
plicable to the whole state. Every county which shall 
be enlarged or created from territory taken from any 



STATE CONSTITUTION. 169 

other county or counties shall be liable for a just pro- 
portion of the existing debts and liabilities of the 
county or counties from which such territory shall be 
taken; Provided, That in such accounting neither county 
shall be charged with any debt or liability then existing, 
incurred in the purchase of any county property or in 
the purchase or construction of any county buildings 
then in use or under construction, which shall fall 
within and be retained by the county: Provided further, 
That this shall not be construed to affect the rights of 
creditors. 

Sec. 4. The Legislature shall establish a system of fJu^^™ °^ 
county government which shall be uniform throughout government. 
the state, and by general laws shall provide for town- 
ship organization, under which any county may or- 
ganize whenever a majority of the qualified electors of 
such county voting at a general election shall so de- 
termine, and whenever a county shall adopt township 
organization, the assessment and collection of revenue 
shall be made, and the business of such county, and 
the local affairs of the several townships therein, shall 
be managed and transacted in the manner prescribed 
by such general law. 

Sec. 5. The Legislature, by general and uniform laws, oncers, com- 
shall provide for the election in the several counties of P^'^^ation of. 
boards of county commissioners, sheriffs, county clerks, 
treasurers, prosecuting attorneys, and other county, 
township or precinct and district officers, as public con- 
venience may require, and shall prescribe their duties 
and fix their terms of office. It shall regulate the com- 
pensation of all such officers, in proportion to their 
duties, and for that purpose may classify the counties 
by population. And it shall provide for the strict ac- 
countability of such officers for all fees which may be 
collected by them, and for all public moneys which may 
be paid to them, or officially come into their posses- 
sion. 

Sec. 6. The board of county commissioners in each vacancies. 
county shall fill all vacancies occurring in any county, 
township, precinct or road district office of such county 



170 STATE CONSTITUTION. 

by appointment, and officers thus appointed shall hold 
office till the next general election, and until their suc- 
cessors are elected and qualified. 
Ineligibility Sec. 7. No couutv officer shall be eligible to hold 

for more than -^ o 

two terms. ]^[g offico more than two terms in succession. 

Salaries. Sec. 8. The Legislature shall fix the compensation 

by salaries of all county officers, and of constables in 
cities having a population 5,000 and upward ; except 
that public administrators, surveyors and coroners may 
or may not be salaried officers. The salary of any 
county, city, town or municipal officer shall not be in- 
creased or diminished after his election, or during his 
term of office ; nor shall the term of any such officer 
be extended beyond the period for which he is elected 
or appointed, 

uabiefor^state ^^c. 9. No county, nor the inhabitants thereof, nor 

taxes. ^-[^g property therein, shall be released or discharged 

from its or their proportionate share of taxes to be 
levied for state purposes, nor shall commutation for 
such taxes be authorized in any form whatever. ' 

porations^ no^t ^^G- 10- Corporations for municipal purposes shall 

speciaf ac^s. ^^t be Created by special laws ; but the Legislature, by 
general laws, shall provide for the incorporation, organ- 
ization and classification, in proportion to population, 
• of cities and towns, which laws may be altered, amended 
or repealed. Cities and towns heretofore organized or 
incorporated may become organized under such general 
laws whenever a majority of the electors voting at a 
general election shall so determine, and shall organize 
in conformity therewith ; and cities or towns hereto- 
fore or hereafter organized, and all charters thereof 
framed or adopted by authority of this constitution, 
shall be subject to and controlled by general laws. 

cMe^sor'o°ooo -^^y ^^^y containing a population of twenty thousand 
inhabitants, or more, shall be permitted to frame a 
charter for its own government, consistent with and 
subject to the constitution and laws of this state, and 
for such purpose the legislative authority of such city 
may cause an election to be had, at which election there 
shall be chosen by the qualified electors of said city. 



or more. 



STATE CONSTITUTION. 17| 

fifteen freeholders thereof, who shall have been resi- 
dents of said city for a period of at least two years pre- 
ceding their election, and qualified electors, whose 
duty it shall be to convene within ten days after their 
election and prepare and propose a charter for such 
city. Such proposed charter shall be submitted to the ^5^^°^*^°"^°^ 
qualified electors of said city, and if a majority of such 
qualified electors voting thereon ratify the same, it 
shall become the charter of said city, and shall become 
the organic law thereof, and supersede any existing 
charter, including amendments thereto, and all special 
laws inconsistent with such charter. Said proposed 
charter shall be published in two daily newspapers 
published in said city, for at least thirty days prior to 
the day of submitting the same to the electors for their 
approval, as above provided. All elections in this sec- 
tion authorized shall only be had upon notice, which 
'notice shall specify the object of calling such election, 
and shall be given for at least ten days before the day 
of election, in all election districts of said city. Said 
elections may be general or special elections, and ex- 
cept as herein provided shall be governed by the law 
regulating and controlling general or special elections 
in said city. Such charter may be amended by pro- ^f^^amr.'^* 
posals therefor submitted by the legislative authority 
of such city to the electors thereof at any general elec- 
tion after notice of said submission published as above 
specified, and ratified by a majority of the qualified 
electors voting thereon. In submitting any such char- 
ter, or amendment thereto, any alternate article or 
proposition may be presented for the choice of the vot- 
ers, and may be voted on separately without prejudice 
to others. 

Sec. 11. Any county, city, town or township may Pri|iieges 
make and enforce within its limits all such local po- 
lice, sanitary and other regulations as are not in con- 
flict with general laws. 

Sec. 12. The Legislature shall have no power to ^^^^l^^lf^""" 
impose taxes upon counties, cities, towns or other mu- general laws. 
nicipal corporations, or upon the inhabitants or prop- 



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STATE CONSTITUTION. 



Unlawful use 
of public 
money a 
felony. 



Air public 
money to be 
deposited with 
treasurer. 



Not created by 
special laws. 



Legislature 
shall not ex- 
tend franchise 
or remit 
forfeiture. 



Liability of 
stockholders. 



erty thereof, for county, city, town, or other municipal 
purposes, but may by general laws vest in the corporate 
authorities thereof the power to assess and collect taxes 
for such purposes. 

Sec. 13. Private property shall not be taken or sold 
for the payment of the corporate debt of any public or 
municipal corporation, except in the mode provided by 
law for the levy and collection of taxes. 

Sec. 14. The making of profit out of county, city, 
town or other public money, or using the same for any 
purpose not authorized by law, by any officer having 
the possession or control thereof, shall be a felony, and 
shall be prosecuted and punished as prescribed by law. 

Sec. 15. All moneys, assessments and taxes belong- 
ing to or collected for the use of any county, city, town 
or other public or municipal corporation, coming into 
the hands of any officer thereof, shall immediately be 
deposited with the treasurer, or other legal depositary, 
to the credit of such city, town, or other corporation 
respectively, for the benefit of the funds to which they 
belong. 

ARTICLE XII. — CORPORATIONS OTHKR THAN MUNICIPAL. 

Section 1. Corporations may be formed under gen- 
eral laws, but shall not be created by special acts. All 
laws relating to corporations may be altered, amended 
or repealed by the Legislature at anytime, and all cor- 
porations doing business in this state may, as to such 
business, be regulated, limited or restrained by law. 

Sec. 2. All existing charters, franchises, special or 
exclusive privileges, under which an actual and bo7ia 
fide organization shall not have taken place, and busi- 
ness been commenced in good faith, at the time of the 
adoption of this constitution, shall thereafter have no 
validity. 

Sec. 3. The Legislature shall not extend any fran- 
chise or charter, nor remit the forfeiture of any fran- 
chise or charter of any corporation now existing, or 
which shall hereafter exist under the laws of this state. 

Sec. 4. Each stockholder in all incorporated com- 
panies, except corporations organized for banking or 



STATE CONSTITUTION. ^73 

iDsurance purposes, shall be liable for the debts of the 
corporation to the amount of his unpaid stock, and no 
more, and one or more stockholders may be joined as 
parties defendant in suits to recover upon this liability. 

Sec. 5. The term corporations, as used in this ar- constTuedTo 
tide, shall be construed to include all associations and i'^ciude wnat. 
joint stock companies having any powers or privileges 
of corporations not possessed by individuals or partner- 
ships, and all corporations shall have the right to sue 
and shall be subject to be sued, in all courts, in like 
cases as natural persons. 

Sec, 6. Corporations shall not issue stock, except to ^toTk^'flctr 
bona fide subscribers therefor, or their assignees ; nor ^^"^^ '®^"® 
shall aay corporation issue any bond, or other obliga- 
tion, for the payment of money, except for money or 
property received or labor done. The stock of cor- 
porations shall not be increased, except in pursuance 
of a general law, nor shall any law authorize the in- 
crease of stock, without the consent of the person or 
persons holding the larger amount in value of the 
stock, nor without due notice of the proposed increase 
having been previously given in such manner as may 
be prescribed by law. All fictitious increase of stock 
or indebtedness shall be void. 

Sec. 7. No corporation organized outside the limits 
of this state shall be allowed to transact business within 
the state on more favorable conditions than are pre- 
scribed by law to similar corporations organized under 
the laws of this state. 

Sec. 8. No corporation shall lease or alienate any Leasing or 

'- _ "^ alienation of 

franchise, so as to relieve the franchise, or property franchises. 
held thereunder, from the liabilities of the lessor, or 
grantor, lesee, or grantee, contracted or incurred in the 
operation, use, or enjoyment of such franchise or any 
of its privileges. 

Sec. 9. The state shall not in any manner loan its state shaii not 

"^ _ loan Its credit 

credit, nor shall it subscribe to, or be interested in, the ^fo^g^P"^*" 
stock of any company, association or corporation. 



Eminent 
domai 

main shall never be so abridged or construed as to ^|ht? 



Sec. 10. The exercise of the right of eminent do- domafn'!*state 

exercise 



174 



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Corporations 
and individ- 
uals shall not 
issue money, 
except lawful 
money of U. S, 



Liability of 
stockholders. 



Insolvent 
banks shall 
not receive 
deposits. 



Common car- 
riers; rights; 
duties. 



prevent the Legislature from taking the property and 
franchises of incorporated companies, and subjecting 
them to public use the same as the property of indi- 
viduals. 

Sec. 11. No corporation, association, or individual 
shall issue or put in circulation as money anything but 
the lawful money of the United States. Each stock- 
holder of any banking or insurance corporation or 
joint stock association shall be individually and per- 
sonally liable, equally and ratably and not one for an- 
other, for all contracts, debts and engagements of such 
corporation or association accruing while they remain 
such stockholders, to the extent of the amount of their 
stock therein at the par value thereof, in addition to 
the amount invested in such shares. 

Sec. 12. Any president, director, manager, cashier, 
or other officer of any banking institution who shall 
receive or assent to the reception of deposits after he 
shall have knowledge of the fact that such banking in- 
stitution is insolvent or in failing circumstances shall 
be individually responsible for such deposits so re- 
ceived. 

Sec. 13. All railroad, canal and other transportation 
companies are declared to be common carriers and 
subject to legislative control. Any association or cor- 
poration organized for the purpose, under the laws of 
the state, shall have the right to connect at the state 
line with railroads of other states. Every railroad com- 
pany shall have the right with its road, whether the 
same be now constructed or may hereafter be con- 
structed, to intersect, cross or connect with any other 
railroad, and when such railroads are of the same or 
similar guage they shall, at all crossings and at all 
points where a railroad shall begin or terminate at or 
near any other railroad, form proper connections, so 
that the cars of any such railroad companies may be 
speedily transferred from one railroad to another. All 
railroad companies shall receive and transport each 
the other's passengers, tonnage and cars without delay 
or discrimination. 



STATE CONSTITUTION. 175 

Sec, 14. No railroad company or other common 
carrier shall combine or make any contract with the certain com- 

•^ bmations of 

owners of any vessel that leaves port or makes port in forwdden. 
this state, or with any common carrier, by which com- 
bination or contract the earnings of one doing the 
carrying are to be shared by the other not doing the 
carrying. 

Sec. 15. No discrimination in charges or facilities J?i^''V™i'l*- 

o tion m rates 

for transportation shall be made by any railroad or other forbidden. 
transportation company between places or persons, or 
in the facilities for the transportation of the same classes 
of freight or passengers within the state, or coming 
from or going to any other state. Persons and prop- 
erty transported over any railroad, or by any other 
transportation company, or individual, shall be de- 
livered at any station, landing or port, at charges not 
exceeding the charges for the transportation of persons 
and property of the same class, in the same direction, 
to any more distant station, port or landing. Excursion 
and commutation tickets may be issued at special rates. 

Sec. 16. No railroad corporation shall consolidate ^^^goiidate 
its stock, property or franchises with any other rail- 
road corporation owning a competing line. 

Sec. 17. The rolling stock and other moveable prop- fto^l'conlw^-^" 
erty belonging to any railroad company or corpora- lonai^property" 
tion in. this state shall be considered personal property, 
and shall be liable to taxation and to execution and sale 
in the same manner as the personal property of indi- 
viduals, and such property shall not be exempted from 
execution and sale. 

Sec. 18. The legislature shall pass laws establishing Reguiatu)n of 
reasonable maximum rates of charges for the transpor- LegSu/e. 
tation of passengers and freight, and to correct abuses, 
and to prevent discrimination and extortion in the 
rates of freight and passenger tariffs on the different 
railroads and other common carriers in the state, and 
shall enforce such laws by adequate penalties. A rail- 
road and transportation commission may be established 
and its powers and duties fully defined by law. 

Sec. 19. Any association or corporation, or the 



176 STATE CONSTITUTION. 

lessees or managers thereof, organized for the purpose, 
Telegraph or any individual, shall have the right to construct and 

and telephone j ^ o ^ 

companies. maintain lines of telegraph and telephone within this 
state, and said companies shall receive and transmit 
each other's messages without delay or discrimination, 
and all such companies are hereby declared to be com- 
mon carriers and subject to legislative control. Rail- 
road corporations organized or doing business in this 
state shall allow telegraph and telephone corporations 
and companies to construct and maintain telegraph 
lines on and along the rights-of-way of such railroads 
and railroad companies, and no railroad corporation 
organized or doing business in this state shall allow 
any telegraph corporation or company any facilities, 
privileges or rates for transportation of men or material, 
or for repairing their lines, not allowed to all telegraph 
companies. The right of eminent domain is hereby 
extended to all telegraph and telephone companies. 
The legislature shall, by general law of uniform opera- 
tion, provide reasonable regulations to give effect to 
this section. 

di&^crimfna-' ^^^- 2^' '^^ railroad or other transportation com- 
pany shall grant free passes, or sell tickets or passes at 
a discount, other than as sold to the public generally, 
to any member of the legislature, or to any person 
holding any public office within this state. The legis- 
lature shall pass laws to carry this provision into effect. 
Sec. 21. Railroad companies now or hereafter or- 

agXst tfny ganized or doing business in this state, shall allow all 

company. exprcss companies organized or doing business in this 
state, transportation over all lines of railroad owned or 
operated by such railroad companies upon equal terms 
with any other express company, and no railroad cor- 
poration organized or doing business in this state shall 
allow any express corporation or company any facili- 
ties, privileges or rates for transportation of men or 
materials or property carried by them, or for doing 
the business of such express companies, not allowed 
to all express companies. 

Sec. 22. Monopolies and trusts shall never be allowed 



tion forbidden. 



Railroads 
shall not dis 



STATE CONSTITUTION. 177 

in this state, and no incorporated company, copartner- 
ship or association of persons in this state shall directly mono%1ies 
or indirectly combine or make any contract with any *°^"^^*^'^®'^- 
other incorporated company, foreign or domestic, 
through their stockholders, or the trustees or assignees 
of such stockholders, or with any copartnership or as- 
sociation of persons, or in any manner whatever, for 
the purpose of fixing the price or limiting the produc- 
tion or regulating the transportation of any product or 
commodity. The Legislature shall pass laws for the 
enforcement of this section by adequate penalties, and 
in case of incorporated companies, if necessary for that 
purpose, may declare a forfeiture of their charter. 

ARTICLE XIII. — STATE INSTITUTIONS. 

Section 1. Educational, reformatory and penal in- reformatory^' 
stitutions ; those for the benefit of blind, deaf, dumb f^g'^i^ut^^s. • 
or otherwise defective youth, for the insane or idiotic, 
and such other institutions as the public good may re- 
quire, shall be fostered and supported by the state, 
subject to such regulations as may be provided bylaw. 
The regents, trustees, or commissioners of all such in- 
stitutions existing at the time of the adoption of this 
constitution, and of such as shall thereafter be estab- 
lished by law, shall be appointed by the Governor, by 
and with the advice and consent of the Senate; and 
upon all nominations made by the Governor, the ques- 
tion shall be taken by the ayes and noes, and entered 
upon the journal. 

ARTICLE XIV. — SEAT OF GOVERNMENT. 

Section 1. The Legislature shall have no power to f^c^um^^ 
change, or to locate the seat of government of this state; government, 
but the question of the permanent location of the seat ^°^ chosen. 
of government of the state shall be submitted to the 
qualified electors of the territory, at the election to be 
held for the adoption of this constitution. A majority 
of all the votes cast at said election, upon said question, 
shall be necessary to determine the permanent loca- 
tion of the seat of government for the state ; and no 
place shall ever be the seat of government which shall 
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Temporary 
seat. 



How changed. 



Capitol 
building. 



Harbor line 
commission. 



not receive a majority of the votes cast on that matter. 
In case there shall be no choice of location at said first 
election, the Legislature shall, at its first regular ses- 
sion after the adoption of this constitution, provide for 
submitting to the qualified electors of the state, at the 
next succeeding general election thereafter, the ques- 
tion of choice of location between the three places for 
which the higest number of votes shall have been cast 
at the said first election. Said Legislature shall pro- 
vide further that in case there shall be no choice of 
location at said second election, the question of choice 
between the two places for which the highest number 
of votes shall have been cast, shall be submitted in 
like manner to the qualified electors of the state at the 
next ensuing general election : Provided, That until the 
seat of government shall have been permanently 
located as herein provided, the temporary location 
thereof shall remain at the city of Olympia. 

Sec. 2. When the seat of government shall have 
been located as herein provided, the location thereof 
shall not thereafter be changed except by a vote of 
two-thirds of all the qualified electors of the state vot- 
ing on that question, at a general election, at which 
the question of location of the seat of government 
shall have been submitted by the Legislature. 

Sec. 3. The Legislature shall make no appropriations 
or expenditures for capitol buildings or grounds, except 
to keep the territorial capitol buildings and grounds in 
repair, and for making all necessary additions thereto, 
until the seat of government shall have been perma- 
nently located, and the public buildings are erected at 
the permanent capital in pursuance of law. 

ARTICLE XV. — HARBORS AND TIDE WATERS. 

Section 1. The Legislature shall provide for the ap- 
pointment of a commission whose duty it shall be to 
locate and establish harbor lines in the navigable 
waters of all harbors, estuaries, bays and inlets of this 
state, wherever such navigable waters lie within or in 
front of the corporate limits of any city or within one 



STATE CONSTITUTION. ;| 79 

mile thereof upon either side. The state shall never 
give, sell or lease to any private person, corporation or 
association any rights whatever in the waters beyond 
such harbor lines, nor shall any of the area lying be- 
tween any harbor line and the line of ordinary high 
tide, and within not less than fifty feet nor more than 
600 feet of such harbor line (as the commissioners 
shall determine) be sold or granted by the state, nor its 
right to control the same relinquished, but such area Areas reserved 

^ ^ for wharves 

shall be forever reserved for landings, wharves, streets ^°^ landings. 
and other conveniences of navigation and commerce. 

Sec. 2. The Legislature shall provide general laws ^jfeffol^^ 
for the leasing of the right to build and maintain and docks. 
wharves, docks and other structures upon the areas 
mentioned in section 1 of this article, but no lease 
shall be made for any term longer than thirty years, 
or the Legislature may provide by general laws for the 
building and maintaining upon such area, wharves, 
docks and other structures. 

Sec. 3. Municipal corporations shall have the right 
to extend their streets over intervening tide lands to 
and across the area reserved as herein provided. 

ARTICLE XVI. — SCHOOL AND GRANTED LANDS. 

Section 1. All the public lands granted to the state shaiinotbe 

^ sold at less 

are held in trust for all the people, and none of such ^aiue™*^^^^*" 
lands, nor any estate or interest therein, shall ever be 
disposed of unless the full market value of the estate 
or interest disposed of, to be ascertained in such man- 
ner as may be provided by law, be paid or safely se- 
cured to the state ; nor shall any lands which the state 
holds by grant from the United States ( in any case 
in which the manner of disposal and minimum price 
are so prescribed ) be disposed of except in the manner 
and for at least the price prescribed in the grant 
thereof, without the consent of the United States. 

Sec. 2. None of the lands granted to the state for ^^^^^g^ati^^^ai 
educational purposes shall be sold otherwise than at Kgheir^*^ 
public auction to the highest bidder. The value Juwica^uction. 
thereof, less the improvements, shall, before any sale. 



180 STATE CONSTITUTION. 

be appraised by a board of appraisers, to be provided 
by law, the terms of payment also to be prescribed by 
law, and no sale shall be valid unless the sum bid be 
equal to the appraised value of said land. In estimat- 
ing the value of said lands for disposal, the value of 
the improvements thereon shall be excluded: Provided, 
That the sale of all school and university land hereto- 
fore made by the commissioners of any county or the 
university commissioners, when the purchase price has 
been paid in good faith, may be confirmed by the Leg- 
islature. 

scboomnds, Qec. 3. No more than one-fourth of the land granted 
to the state for educational purposes shall be sold prior 
to January 1,1895, and not more than one-half prior to 
January 1, 1905: Provided, Th.QXnoih.iQ.g herein shall 
be construed as to prevent the state from selling the tim- 
ber or stone off of any of the state lands in such manner 
and on such terms as may be prescribed by law ; And 
■provided further, That no sale of timber lands shall be 
valid unless the full value of such lands is paid or 
secured to the state. 

Subdivision of. Sec. 4. No morc than one hundred and sixty (160) 
acres of any granted lands of the state shall be offered 
. for sale in one parcel, a,nd all lands within the limits 
of any incorporated city, or within two miles of the 
boundary of any incorporated city, where the valuation 
of such lands shall be found by appraisement to 
exceed one hundred dollars ($100) per acre, shall, be- 
fore the same be sold, be platted into lots and blocks 
of not more than five acres in a block, and not more 
than one block shall be offered for sale in one parcel. 

of funds^°* Sec. 5. None of the permanent school fund shall 

ever be loaned to private persons or corporations, but 
it may be invested in national, state, county or munic- 
ipal bonds. 

ARTICLE XVII. — TIDE LANDS. 

Claim of State. SECTION 1. The State of Washington asserts its 
ownership to the beds and shores of all navigable waters 
in the state up to and including the line of ordinary 
high tide, in waters where the tide ebbs and flows, and 



STATE CONSTITUTION. 181 

up to and including the line of ordinary high water 
within the banks of all navigable rivers and lakes : 
Provided, That this section shall not be construed so as 
to debar any person from asserting his claim to vested 
rights in the courts of the state. 

Sec. 2. The State of Washington disclaims all title o^^iership 

o disclaimed to 

in and claim to all tide, swamp and overflowed lands ^^'^^^^'^ \a.nas. 
patented by the United States : Provided, The same is 
not impeached for fraud. 

ARTICLE XVin. — STATE SEAL. 

Section 1. The seal of the State of Washington Design of. 
shall be a seal encircled with the words: " The seal of 
the State of Washington," with the vignette of Gen. 
George Washington as the central figure, and beneath 
the vignette the figures " 1889." 

ARTICLE XIX. — EXEMPTIONS. 

Section 1. The Legislature shall protect by law Homestead. 
from forced sale a certain portion of the homestead 
and other property of all heads of families. 

ARTICLE XX.— PUBLIC HEALTH AND VITAL STATISTICS. 

Section 1. There shall be established by law a state BoaJ-dof 

y _ _ health. 

board of health and a bureau of vital statistics in con- 
nection therewith, with such powers as the Legislature 
may direct. 

Sec. 2. The Legislature shall enact laws to regulate Practice of 

* o medicine. 

the practice of medicine and surgery, and the sale of 
drugs and medicines. 

ARTICLE XXL — WATER AND WATER RIGHTS. 

Section 1. The use of the waters of the state for ir- water rights. 
rigation, mining and manufacturing purposes shall be 
deemed a public use. 

ARTICLE XXIL — LEGISLATIVE APPORTIONMENT. 

Section 1. Until otherwise provided by law, the state ^o^^|p^°''" 
shall be divided into twenty-four (24) senatorial dis- flfstricts^' 
tricts, and said districts shall be constituted and num- 
bered as follows : The counties of Stevens and Spokane 
shall constitute the first district, and be entitled to one 
senator ; the county of Spokane shall constitute the 
second district, and be entitled to three senators ; the 



182 STATE CONSTITUTION. 

county of Lincoln shall constitute the third district, 
and be entitled to one senator; the counties of Okano- 
gan, Lincoln, Adams and Franklin shall constitute the 
fourth district, and be entitled to one senator ; the 
county of Whitman shall constitute the fifth district, 
and be entitled to three senators ; the counties of Gar- 
field and Asotin shall constitute the sixth district, and 
be entitled to one senator ; the county of Columbia 
shall constitute the seventh district, and be entitled to 
one senator ; the county of Walla Walla shall consti- 
tute the eighth district, and be entitled to two senators ; 
the counties of Yakima and Douglas shall constitute 
the ninth district, and be entitled to one senator ; the 
county of Kittitas shall constitute the tenth district, 
and be entitled to one senator ; the counties of Klick- 
itat and Skamania shall constitute the eleventh dis- 
trict, and be entitled to one senator ; the county of 
Clarke shall constitute the twelfth district, and be en- 
titled to one senator ; the county of Cowlitz shall con- 
stitute the thirteenth district, and be entitled to one 
senator ; the county of Lewis shall constitute the 
fourteenth district, and be entitled to one senator ; the 
counties of Pacific and Wahkiakum shall constitute 
the fifteenth district, and be entitled to one senator ; 
the county of Thurston shall constitute the sixteenth 
district, and be entitled to one senator ; the county of 
Chehalis shall constitute the seventeenth district, and 
be entitled to one senator ; the county of Pierce shall 
constitute the eighteenth district, and be entitled to 
three senators ; the county of King shall constitute the 
nineteenth district, and be entitled to five senators ; 
the counties of Mason and Kitsap shall constitute the 
twentieth district, and be entitled to one senator ; the 
counties of Jefferson, Clallam and San Juan shall con- 
stitute the twenty-first district,' and be entitled to one 
senator ; the county of Snohomish shall constitute the 
twenty-second district, and shall be entitled to one 
senator ; the counties of Skagit and Island shall con- 
stitute the twenty-third district, and be entitled to one 



STATE CONSTITUTION. 183 

senator ; the county of Whatcom shall constitute the 
twenty-fourth district, and be entitled to one senator. 

Sec. 2. Until otherwise provided by law, the re pre- First appor- 

■^ '^ ' r tionment, 

sentatives shall be devided among the several counties representative 

° districts. 

of the state in the following manner ; The county of 
Adams shall have one representative ; the county of 
Asotin shall have one representative; the county of 
Chehalis shall have two representatives ; the county of 
Clarke shall have three representatives; the county of 
Clallam shall have one representative ; the county of 
Columbia shall have two representatives ; the county of 
Cowlitz shall have one representative ; the county of 
Douglas shall have one representative ; the county of 
Franklin shall have one representative ; the county of 
Garfield shall have one representative ; the county of 
Island shall have one representative ; the count}'' of Jef- 
ferson shall have two representatives ; the county of 
King shall have eight representatives ; the county of 
Klickitat shall have two representatives ; the county of 
Kittitas shall have two representatives ; the county of 
Kitsap shall have one representative ; the county of 
Lewis shall have two representatives ; the county of 
Lincoln shall have two representatives ; the county of 
Mason shall have one representative ; the county of 
Okanogan shall have one representative ; the county of 
Pacific shall have one representative ; the county of 
Pierce shall have six representatives ; the county of San 
Juan shall have one representative; the county of 
Skamania shall have one representative ; the county of 
Snohomish shall have two representatives ; the county 
of Skagit shall have two representatives ; the county of 
Spokane shall have six representatives ; the county of 
Stevens shall have one representative; the county of 
Thurston shall have two representatives ; the county of 
Walla Walla shall have three representatives ; the 
county of Wahkiakum shall have one representative ; 
the county of Whatcom shall have two representatives ; 
the county of Whitman shall have five representatives ; 
the county of Yakima shall have one representative. 



184 



STATE CONSTITUTION. 



State consti- 
tution, how 
amended. 



Convention 
to amend 
constitution, 
how called. 



Voters must 
ratify. 



Boundaries of 
state defined. 



ARTICLE XXIII. — AMENDMENTS. 

Section 1. Any amendment or amendments to this 
constitution may be proposed in either branch of the 
Legislature, and if the same shall be agreed to by two- 
thirds of the members elected to each of the two houses, 
such proposed amendment or amendments shall be 
entered in their journals, with the ayes and noes there- 
on, and be submitted to the qualified electors of the 
state for their approval, at the next general election, and 
if the people approve and ratify such amendment or 
amendments, by a majority of the electors voting thereon, 
the same shall become part of this constitution, and 
proclamation thereof shall be made by the Governor : 
Provided, That if more than one amendment be sub- 
mitted, they shall be submitted in such a manner that 
the people may vote for or against such amendments 
separately. The Legislature shall also cause the amend- 
ments that are to be submitted to the people to be pub- 
lished for at least three months next preceding election, 
in some weekly newspaper in every county where a 
newspaper is published throughout the state. 

Sec. 2. Whenever two-thirds of the members elected 
to each branch of the Legislature shall deem it neces- 
sary to call a convention to revise or amend this con- 
stitution, they shall recommend to the electors to vote 
at the next general election for or against a conven- 
tion, and if a majority of all the electors voting at said 
election shall have voted for a convention, the Legisla- 
ture shall, at the next session, provide by law for call- 
ing the same ; and such convention shall consist of a 
number of members not less than that of the most nu- 
merous branch of the Legislature. 

Sec. 3. Any constitution adopted by such conven- 
tion shall have no validity until it has been submitted 
to and adopted by the people. 

ARTICLE XXIV. — BOUNDARIES. 

Section 1. The boundaries of the State of Washing- 
ton shall be as follows : Beginning at a point in the 
Pacific ocean one marine league due west of and oppo- 



STATE CONSTITUTION. 185 

site the middle of the mouth of the north ship channel 
of the Columbia river, thence running easterly to and 
up the middle channel of said river and where it is di- 
vided by islands up the middle of the widest channel 
thereof to where the forty-sixth parallel of north lati- 
tude crosses said river, near the mouth of the Walla 
Walla river ; thence east on said forty-sixth parallel of 
latitude to the middle of the main channel of the Sho- 
shone or Snake river ; thence follow down the middle 
of the main channel of Snake river to a point opposite 
the mouth of the Kooskooskia or Clear Water river ; 
thence due north to the forty-ninth parallel of north 
latitude ; thence west along said forty-ninth parallel of 
north latitude to the middle of the channel which sep- 
arates Vancouver's Island from the continent, that is 
to say to a point in longitude 123 degrees, 19 minutes 
and 15 seconds west; thence following the boundary 
line between the United States and British possessions 
through the channel which separates Vancouver's 
Island from the continent to the termination of the 
boundary line between the United States and British 
possessions at a point in the Pacific ocean equi-distant 
between Bonnilla point on Vancouver's Island and 
Tatoosh Island lighthouse ; thence running in a south- 
erly course and parallel with the coast line, keeping 
one marine league off shore, to place of beginning. 

ARTICLE XXV. — JURISDICTION. 



Section 1. The consent of the State of Washington J^^'ji^^/g^^ris-^ 
is hereby given to the exercise, by the congress of the ^^}^°^ jJa^cts 
United States, of exclusive legislation in all cases what- onand^^^^^ 
soever over such tracts or parcels of land as are now 
held or reserved by the government of the United States 
for the purpose of erecting or maintaining thereon 
forts, magazines, arsenals, dockyards, lighthouses and 
other needful buildings, in accordance with the pro- 
visions of the seventeenth paragraph of the eighth 
section of the first article of the constitution of the 
United States, so long as the same shall be so held and 
reserved by the United States : Provided, That a suffi- 



186 



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Exception. 



Religious 
toleration 
guaranteed. 



Rights to un- 
appropriated 
public lands 
disclaimed. 



cient description by metes and bounds, and an accurate 
plat or map of each such tract or parcel of land be filed 
in the proper office of record in the county in which 
the same is situated, together with copies of the orders, 
deeds, patents or other evidences in writing of the title 
of the United States : And provided, That all civil 
process issued from the courts of this state, and such 
criminal process as may issue under the authority of 
this state, against any person charged with crime in 
cases arising outside of such reservations, may be 
served and executed thereon in the same mode and 
manner, and by the same officers, as if the consent 
herein given had not been made. 

ARTICLE XXVI. — COMPACT WITH THE UNITED STATES. 

The following ordinance shall be irrevocable without 
the consent of the United States and the people of this 
state : 

First : 'that perfect toleration of religious sentiment 
shall be secured, and that no inhabitant of this state 
shall ever be molested in person or property on account 
of his or her mode of religious worship. 

Second: That the people inhabiting this state do 
agree and declare that they forever disclaim all right 
and title to the unappropriated public lands lying 
within the boundaries of this state, and to all lands 
lying within said limits owned or held by any Indian 
or Indian tribes ; and that, until the title thereto shall 
have been extinguished by the United State, the same 
shall be and remain subject to the disposition of the 
United States, and said Indian lands shall remain 
under the absolute jurisdiction and control of the Con- 
gress of the United States, and that the lands belong- 
ing to citizens of the United States residing without 
the limits of this state shall never be taxed at a higher 
rate than the lands belonging to residents thereof, and 
that no taxes shall be imposed by the state on lands or 
property therein belonging to or which may be here- 
after purchased by the United States or reserved for 
use: Provided, That nothing in this ordinance shall 
preclude the state from taxing, as other lands are 



STATE CONSTITUTION. 187 

taxed, any lands owned or held by any Indian who has 
severed his tribal relation, and has obtained from the 
United States or from any person a title thereto by 
patent or other grant, save and except such lands as 
have been or may be granted to any Indian or Indians 
under any act of Congress containing a provision 
exempting the lands thus granted from taxation, 
which exemption shall continue so long and to such an 
extent as such act of Congress may prescribe. 

Third: The debts and liabilities of the Territory of pe^ts of tem- 

•^ tory assumed. 

Washington, and payment of the same, are hereby 
assumed by this state. 

Fourth : Provision shall be made for the establish- pubuo°schoois 
ment and maintenance of systems of public schools guaranteed. 
free from sectarian control, which shall be open to all 
the children of said state. 

ARTICLE XXVII. — SCHEDULE. 

In order that no inconvenience may arise by reason 
of a change from a territorial to a state government, it 
is hereby declared and ordained as follows : 

Section 1. No existing rights, actions, suits, pro- 
ceedings, contracts or claims shall be affected by a 
change in the form of government, but all shall con- 
tinue as if no change had taken place ; and all process 
which may have been issued under the authority of 
the Territory of Washington previous to its admission 
into the Union shall be as valid as if issued in the 
name of the state.. 

Sec. 2. All laws now in force in the Territory of Jf^y o°™i"" 
Washington, which are not repugnant to this constitu- ^'^s'^o^ ^^i^"^- 
tion, shall remain in force until they expire by their 
own limitation, or are altered or repealed by the legis- 
lature: Provided^ That this section shall not be so 
construed as to validate any act of the legislature of 
Washington Territory granting shore or tide lands to 
any person, company or any municipal or private cor- 
poration. 

Sec. 3. All debts, fines, penalties and forfeitures, ^tc^^^^urT^' 
which have accrued, or may hereafter accrue, to the *° ^^^^^- 



188 STATE CONSTITUTION. 

Territory of Washington, shall inure to State of Wash- 
ington, 
talfe^n unde°/^^ ^EC. 4. All recognizances heretofore taken, or which 
ermnentTOl?! ^'^^y be taken before the change from a territorial to a 
government, statc government, shall remain valid, and shall pass to 
and may be prosecuted in the name of the state, and 
all bonds executed to the Territory of Washington or 
to any county or municipal corporation, or to any offi- 
cer or court in his or its official capacity, shall pass to 
the state authorities and their successors in office, for 
the uses therein expressed, and may be sued for and 
recovered accordingly, and all the estate, real, per- 
sonal and mixed, and all judgments, decrees, bonds, 
specialties, choses in action, and claims or debts, of 
whatever description, belonging to the Territory of 
Washington, shall inure to and vest in the State of 
Washington, and may be sued for and recovered in 
the same manner, and to the same extent, by the State 
of Washington, as the same could have been by the 
Territory of Washington. 
Penal actions. Sec. 5. All Criminal prosecutions and penal actions 
which may have arisen, or which may arise, before 
the change from a territorial to a state government, 
and which shall then be pending, shall be prosecuted 
to judgment and execution in the name of the state. 
All offenses committed against the laws of the Terri- 
tory of Washington, before the change from a terri- 
torial to state government, and which shall not be 
prosecuted before such change, may be prosecuted in 
the name and by the authority of the State of Wash- 
ington, with like effect as though such change had not 
taken place ; and all penalties incurred shall remain 
the same as if this constitution had not been adopted. 
All actions at law and suits in equity which may be 
pending in any of the courts of the Territory of Wash- 
ington, at the time of the change from a territorial to 
a state government, shall be continued and transferred 
to the court of the state having jurisdiction of the sub- 
ject matter thereof. 

Sec. 6. All officers now holding their office under 



STATE CONSTITUTION. 18^ 

the authority of the United States, or of the Territory 

of Washington, shall continue to hold and exercise PubUc officers. 

their respective offices until they shall be superseded by 

the authority of the state. 

Sec. 7. All officers provided for in this constitution, First election 

^ ' of officers. 

including a county clerk for each county, when no 
other time is fixed for their election, shall be elected at 
the election to be held for the adoption of this consti- 
tution on the first Tuesday of October, 1889. 

Sec. 8. Whenever the judge of the superior court of peTof cases^^" 
any county, elected or appointed under the provisions 
of this constitution, shall have qualified, the several 
causes then pending in the district court of the terri- 
tory, except such causes as would have been within 
the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States District 
Court, had such court existed at the time of the com- 
mencement of such causes within such county, and the 
records, papers and proceedings of said district court,, 
and the seal and other property pertaining thereto,, 
shall pass into the jurisdiction and possession of the 
superior court of such county. And where the judge 
is elected for two or more counties, it shall be the duty 
of the clerk of the district court having custody of such 
papers and records to transmit to the clerk of such 
county or counties, other than that in which such rec- 
ords are kept, the original papers in all cases pending 
in such district and belonging to the jurisdiction of 
such county or counties, together with transcript of so 
much of the records of said district court as relate to 
the same ; and until the district courts of the territory 
shall be superseded in manner aforesaid, the said dis- 
trict courts and the judges thereof shall continue with 
the same jurisdiction and powers, to be exercised in the 
same judicial districts, respectively, as heretofore con- 
stituted under the laws of the territory. Whenever a 
quorum of the judges of the Supreme Court of the state 
shall have been elected and qualified, the causes then 
pending in the Supreme Court of the territory, except 
such causes as would have been within the exclusive 
jurisdiction of the United States Circuit Court, had 



190 STATE CONSTITUTION. 

such court existed at the time of the commencement of 
such causes, and the papers, records and proceedings 
of said court, and the seal and other property pertain- 
ing thereto, shall pass into the jurisdiction and posses- 
sion of the Supreme Court of the state, and until so 
superseded, the Supreme Court of the territory and the 
judges thereof shall continue with like powers and jur- 
isdiction as if this constitution had not been adopted. 
Court seals. Sec. 9. Until otherwise provided by law, the seal 

now in use in the Supreme Court of the Territory shall 
be the seal of the Supreme Court of the State. The 
seal of the superior courts of the several counties of the 
state shall be, until otherwise provided by law, the 
vignette of General George Washington, with the 

words: "Seal of the superior court of county," 

surrounding the vignette." The seal of municipali- 
ties, and of all county officers of the territory, shall be 
the seals of such municipalities and county officers, re- 
spectively, under the state, until otherwise provided by 
law. 
raTe^s^'tobe"'* Sec. 10. When the state. is admitted into the Union, 
to^sup^erior and the superior courts in their respective counties or- 
ganized, the books, records, papers and proceedings of 
the probate court in each county, and all causes and 
matters of administration pending therein, shall, upon 
the expiration of the term of office of the probate judges, 
on the second Monday in January, 1891, pass into the 
jurisdiction and possession of the superior court of the 
same county created by this constitution, and the said 
court shall proceed to final judgment or decree, order 
or other determination, in the several matters and 
causes as the territorial probate court might have done 
if this constitution had not been adopted. And until 
the expiration of the terra of office of the probate 
judges, such probate judges shall perform the duties 
now imposed upon them by the laws of the territory. 
The superior courts shall have appellate and revisory 
jurisdiction over the decisions of the probate courts, as 
now provided by law, until such latter courts expire by 
limitation. 



Court. 



STATE CONSTITUTION. IQI 

Sec. 11. The Legislature, at its first session, shall 
provide for the election of all officers whose election is 
not provided for elsewhere in this constitution, and fix 
the time for commencement and duration of their term. 

Sec. 12. In case of a contest of election between Ar^t^lfection 
candidates, at the first general election under this 
constitution, for judges of the Superior Courts, the 
evidence shall be taken in the manner prescribed by 
the territorial laws, and the testimony so taken shall 
be certified to the Secretary of State; and said officer, 
together with the Governor and Treasurer of State, 
shall review the evidence and determine who is entitled 
to the certificate of election. 

Sec. 13. One representative in the congress of the Repre- 

" sentative 

United States shall be elected from the state at large, m congress. 
at the first election provided for in this constitution ; 
and thereafter at such times and places and in such 
manner as may be prescribed by law. When a new 
apportionment shall be made by congress, the Legis- 
lature shall divide the state into congressional districts, 
in accordance with such apportionment. The vote cast 
for representative in congress, at the first election, shall 
be canvassed and the result determined in the manner 
provided for by the laws of the territory for the canvass 
of the vote for delegate in congress. 

Sec. 14. All district, county and precinct officers, District. 

^ -J r ' county and 

who may be in office at the time of the adoption of p^^^^^^^^ j^^^^ 
this constitution, and the county clerk of each county o^ce until i89i. 
elected at the first election, shall hold their respective 
offices until the second Monday of January, A. D. 1891, 
and until such time as their successors may be elected 
and qualified, in accordance with the provisions of this 
constitution ; and the official bonds of all such officers 
shall continue in full force and effect as though this 
constitution had not been adopted. And such officers 
shall continue to receive the compensation now pro- 
vided until the same be changed by law. 

Sec. 15. The election held at the time of the adop- Ejection to 

^ adopt consti- 

tion of this constitution shall be held and conducted in conduct^d^ 



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STATE CONSTITUTION. 



State constitu- 
tion in effect, 
when. 



Separate 

articles 

submitted. 



Female 
suffrage. 



Prohibition 
article. 



Fcfrm of ballot. 



all respects according to the laws of the territory, and 
the votes cast at said election for all officers (where no 
other provisions are made in this constitution), and 
for the adoption of this constitution and the several 
separate articles, and the location of the state capital, 
shall be canvassed and returned in the several counties 
in the manner provided by territorial law, and shall be 
returned to the Secretary of the Territory in the 
manner provided by the enabling act. 

Sec. 16. The provisions of this constitution shall be 
in force from the day on which the president of the 
United States shall issue his proclamation declaring 
the State of Washington admitted into the Union, and 
the terms of all officers elected at the first election under 
the provisions of this constitution shall commence on 
the Monday next succeeding the issue of said procla- 
mation, unless otherwise provided herein. 

Sec. 17. The following separate articles shall be sub- 
mitted to the people for adoption or rejection at the 
election for the adoption of this constitution : Separate 
article No. 1. "All persons, male and female, of the age 
of 21 years, or over, possessing the qualifications, pro- 
vided by this constitution, shall be entitled to vote at 
all elections." Separate article No. 2. "It shall not be 
lawful for any individual, company or corporation, 
within the limits of this state, to manufacture, or cause 
to be manufactured, or to sell, or offer for sale, or in 
any manner dispose of, any alcoholic, malt or spirituous 
liquors, except for medicinal, sacramental or scientific 
purposes." If a majority of the ballots cast at said 
election on said separate articles be in favor of the 
adoption of either of said separate articles, then such 
separate articles so receiving a majority shall become 
a part of this constitution and shall govern and con- 
trol any provision of the constitution in conflict there- 
with. 

Sec. 18. The form of ballot to be used in voting for 
or against this constitution, or for or against the separate 



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193 



articles, or for the permanent location of the seat of 
government, shall be : 

1. For the Constitution. 
Against the Constitution. 

2. For Woman Suffrage Article. 
Against Woman Suffrage Article. 

3. For Prohibition Article. 
Against Prohibition Article. 

4. For the permanent location of the seat of Govern- 
ment. [Name of place voted for.] 

Sec. 19. The Legislature is hereby authorized to ap- ^JXmzed^to^ 
propriate from the state treasury sufficient money to ^^^ *^®^°^^'^°^' 
pay any of the expenses of this convention not provided 
for by the enabling act of congress. 

CERTIFICATE. 

We, the undersigned, members of the convention to 
form a constitution for the State of Washington, which 
is to be submitted to the people for their adoption or 
rejection, do hereby declare this to be the constitution 
formed by us, and in testimony thereof, do hereunto 
set our hands, this twenty-second day of August, anno 
domini, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine. 



JOHN P. HOYT, President. 
J. J. BROWNE. 
N. G. BLALOCK. w 

JOHN F. GOWEY, 
FRANK M. DALLAM, 
JAMES Z. MOORE, 
E. H. SULLIVAN. 
GEORGE TURNER, 
AUSTIN MIRES, 
M. M, GODMAN, 
GWIN HICKS, 
WM. F. PROSSER, 
LOUIS SOHNS, 

A. A. LINDSLEY, 

J. J. WEISEN BURGER, 
P. C. SULLIVAN, 
R. S. MORE, 
THOMAS T. MINOR, 
J. J. TRAVIS. 
ARNOLD J. WEST, 
CHARLES T. FAY, 
CHARLES P. COEY, 
ROBT F. STURDEVANT, 
JOHN A. SHOUDY, 
ALLEN WEIR, 
W. B. GRAY, 
TRUSTEN P. DYER, 
GEO. H. JONES, 

B. L. SHARPSTEIN, 
H. M. LILLIS, 

J. F. VAN NAME, 
ALBERT SCHOOLEY, 
H. C. WILLISON, 
T. M. REED, 
S. H. MANLY, 
RICHARD JEFFS, 



FRANCIS HENRY, 
GEORGE COMEGYS, 
OLIVER H. JOY, 
DAVID E DURIE, 
D. BUCHANAN, 
JOHN R. KINNEAR. 
GEORGE W. TIBBETTS, 
H. W. FAIRWEATHER, 
THOMAS C. GRIFFITTS, 

C. H. WARNER, 

J. P. T. MCCROSKEY, 
S. G. COSGROVE, 
THOS. HAYTON, 
SAM'L H. BERRY, 

D. J. CROWLEY, 

J. T. Mcdonald, 

JOHN M. reed. 
EDWARD ELDRIDGE, 
GEO. H. STEVENSON, 
SILVIUS A. DICKEY, 
HENRY WINSOR, 
THEODORE L. STILES, 
JAMES A. BURK, 
JOHN McREAVY, 
R. O. DUNBAR. 
MORGAN MORGANS, 
JAS. POWER,' 
B. B. GLASCOCK, 
O. A. BOWEN, 
HARRISON CLOTHIER, 
MATT J. MCELROY, 
J. T. ESHELMAN, 
ROBERT JAMIESON. 
HIRAM E. ALLEN, 
H. F. SUKSDORF, 
J. C. KELLOGG. 

JNO. I. BOOGE, Chief Clerk. 



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195 



RULES AND EEGULATIONS, BY THE STATE BOAED OF 

EDUCATION. 



Authorized by the Code of Public Instruction, section 27 : "The said board 
shall have power — Second^ to prepare a course or courses of study for the 
primary, grammar and high school departments of the common schools, and 
to prescribe such rules for the general government of the common schools as 
shall secure regularity of attendance, prevent truancy, secure efficiency and 
promote the true interests of the common schools." 

TEACHERS. 

RULE I. 

The teachers in the public schools of this state shall follow the prescribed 
course of study, and enforce the rules and regulations of the board of educa- 
tion ; shall keep records, use blanks and render reports according to instruc- 
tions. 

RULE II. 

Teachers shall be held responsible for the care of all school property en- 
trusted to them ; shall frequently inspect the same, and promptly report to 
the district clerk any damage it may have received. 

RULE III. 

Teachers shall prepare a program of daily exercises, a copy of which shall 
be posted in a conspicuous place in the school room. 

RULE IV. 

Teachers shall exercise watchful care over the conduct and habits of the 
pupils while under their jurisdiction. 

RULE V. 

Teachers shall maintain strict order and discipline in their schools at all 
times. Any neglect of this requirement will be considered good cause for dis- 
missal. Corporal punishment may be resorted to when it becomes necessary 
to the preservation of proper discipline. No cruel punishment shall be inflicted: 
and no teacher shall administer punishment on or about the head of any pupil. 

RULE VI. 

In any case of misconduct or insubordination, when the teacher deems it 
necessary for the good of the school, he may suspend a pupil, and shall imme- 
diately notify the directors of the district thereof for further action. 

RULE VII. 

Every public school teacher shall give vigilant attention to the temperature 
and ventilation of the school room, and shall see that the doors and windows 
are open at each intermission, for the purpose of changing the atmosphere of 
the room. 

RULE vin. 

Teachers shall have the right, and it shall be their duty, to direct and con- 
trol within reasonable limits the studies of their pupils : Provided^ That all 
pupils' shall receive instruction in the branches included in the prescribed 
course of study. 



196 RULES AND REGULATIONS. 

RULE IX. 

The use of tobacco in any form or place by a teacher is discountenanced, 
and the use of alcoholic stimulants in any form or place, as a beverage, is pro- 
hibited. The use of tobacco or any other narcotic on the school premises by 
a teacher shall work a forfeiture of his certificate. 

RULE X. 

At the close of every term of school the teacher shall thoroughly examine 
his pupils in the studies of the term, using written questions and requiring 
written answers whenever practicable, and the standing of each pupil in the 
examination shall be noted accurately upon the school register. A report of 
the examination and standing of the pupils shall be forwarded to the county 
superintendent, 

RULE XI. 

Teachers shall require excuses from the parents or guardians of pupils, 
either in person or by written note, in all cases of absence, tardiness or dis- 
missal before the close of school, and no excuse shall be deemed valid except 
that of sickness or necessary employment. The teacher shall be the judge of 
the sufficiency of excuses, subject to an appeal to the directors. 

RULE XII. 

Whenever the unexcused absences of any pupil during any term shall amount 
in the aggregate to five days, he shall be reported to the directors, and the 
teacher shall suspend him until the opinion of the directors shall be given. 
For this purpose an unexcused tardiness or unexcused absence for half a day 
or less shall be deemed a half day's absence; and any unexcused absence for 
more than half a day at one time shall be reckoned as an absence for a whole 
day. 

RULE XIII. 

In all public schools in this state the teachers shall require of their pupils 
regular exercises in composition and declamation. In the preparation of pro- 
grams for rhetoricals, teachers shall use every effort to secure selections of a 
high literary character, and to make the work truly educational. 

PUPILS. 

RULE XIV. 

Every pupil shall be punctual and regular in attendance, obedient to all 
rules of the school, diligent in study, respectful and obedient to teachers, and 
kind and obliging to schoolmates. 

RULE XV. 

Willful disobedience, habitual truancy, vulgarity or profanity, the use of 
tobacco on or about the school premises, stealing, the carrying of deadly 
weapons, the carrying or using of dangerous playthings, shall constitute good 
cause for suspension or expulsion from school. 

RULE XVI. 

As soon as dismissed, pupils shall leave the school premises and go directly 
to their homes. Loitering on the way to and from school is positively for- 
bidden. 

RULE xvn. 

Pupils shall give attention to personal neatness and cleanliness, and any 
who repeatedly fail in this respect may be sent home to be prepared properly 
for school. 



197 



SYNOPSIS OF OFFICIAL OPINIONS AND RULINGS 
ON QUESTIONS OF SCHOOL LAW, IN FORCE 
UNDER THE CODE OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. 



BY ATTOENEY GENERAL. 

1. Any person who is actually the head of a family; that is, who Sees. 4 and 5 
is under leg'al obligation to provide for the support and education 

of persons dependent upon him, and who is in fact providing for 
their education and support, is the head of a family for the pur- 
pose of signing petitions relating to school matters, whether he is 
a legal voter or not. Any person who is not the head of a family 
within the definition given above is not qualified to sign such pe- 
tition, though he be a legal voter. — Jones, Nov. 3, 1891. 

2. When a petition is presented to a county superintendent Sees. 4 and 5. 
praying for the organization of a new school district, he may, 

after he has heard all the evidence presented by the parties inter- 
ested, exercise his judgment, within reasonable limits, in the or- 
ganization of such new district and the fixing of its boundaries, 
and in so doing, he may correct any mistakes that 'may have been 
made in the description given in the petition, and in a proper 
case modify the boundaries described therein. — J ONES. 

3. A person can not legally hold the office of school district di- Sec. 33. 

^ B ./ Twelfth. 

rector and that of school district clerk at one and the same time. 

—Jones, Aug. 23, 1892. 

4. Children of school age, residing upon military reservations ^®?p^?-,^ 
lying within any school district, constitute a legitimate portion of 

the school population of the district and should be enumerated as 
other children are. — Jones. 

5. If a teacher is a near relative of a member of the school dis- Sec. 51. 
trict board, he is not by reason of such relationship alone, ren- 
dered ineligible to election as a teacher in a school under the 
management of such board of directors. — Jones. 

6. When cities, in extending their limits, take in other dis- Sec. 72. 
tricts or parts of districts, and in so doing take in a part or all of 

the school district officers of such included school districts, the 
officers so taken into the city district do not become a part of the 
board of directors of the city districts so extending their limits.— 
Jones, Aug. 22, 1890. 

7. The stated reading of the Bible in the public schools of this Sec. no. 
state is a religious exercise within the meaning of the constitu- 
tion, and as such is thereby prohibited in section 11, article 1 of 

that document. — Jones, Sept. 19, 1891. 

8. County superintendents can be compelled by mandamus to 
furnish to the Superintendent of Public Instruction all informa- 
tion specifically required by law, and such other information as 
the Superintendent of Public Instruction may desire in the admin- 
istration of his office, such information to be of such a character as 



198 OPINIONS AND RULINGS. 

the county superintendent possesses or as he can reasonably ob- 
tain. Fora persistent refusal to furnish such information, he may 
be removed from his office. In turn, school district clerks may be 
compelled by mandamus to furnish to the county superintendent 
all information required by law, and for a persistent refusal to do 
so, they may be removed from office. — WINSTON, Aug". 18, 1899. 

9. The practice of tending bar during- vacation time is sufficient 
cause, if proven, to justify the revocation of a teacher's certifi- 
cate.— Winston, Aug. 24, 1900. 

10. A union high school district cannot be formed by the union 
of school districts lying in different counties. — Stratton, Jan. 30, 
1901. 

11. In case a school is closed by order of the board of directors, 
because of the prevalence of a contagious disease in the district, 
the teacher is entitled to his wages during the time the school is 
so closed, and he cannot be required to make up the time lost by 
the closing of the school, unless it is so stipulated in his contract 
with the directors.— Stratton, March 1, 1901. 

12. In case of the formation of a new school district by the divis- 
ion of an old district or districts, the basis of the division of the 
funds of the ol-d district or districts should be the ratio of the 
number of school children in each district at the time of the for- 
mation of the new district. — Stratton, March 22, 1901. 

DECISIONS BY STATE SUPERINTENDENT. 

See Sees 2 4 ^' ^^^ powers and duties of a county superintendent of common 
5, 6, 12, 14, 30-38. schools, under the law, are mainly executi ve and supervisory. He 
has, in addition, limited judiciary power in cases of hearing- peti- 
tions and appeals; but in the exercise of this power he should not 
lay aside his executive and supervisory functions and assume the 
attitude of a judge in a case at law, leaving to the parties inter- 
ested the entire burden of conducting the investigation. He 
should, on the contrary, exercise his other official powers to the 
extent necessary to enable him to investigate thoroughly the mat- 
ter before him, elicit all necessary testimony, and thus have at 
hand the data upon which he will be able to render the just and 
equitable decision required of him by law. 

Sec. 175. 2. When the officers of a new school district have been ap- 

pointed, and have qualified according to law, the new district is 
fully organized and possesses all the powers of any other school 
district, though by a failure to have the required amount of school 
within one year it may forfeit its organization and cease to exist 
as a corporation. 

Sec. 33. 3. The terms of office of all the first officers of a new school dis- 

^^® '' ■ trict expire at the time of the first annual election succeeding its 
organization, whether those officers were appointed by the county 
superintendent or hold their positions by virtue of a previous elec- 
tion in the old district or districts from which the new district 
was taken. They are only temporary officers in either case. 



OPINIONS AND RULINGS. 199 

4. For the purpose of visitation by the county superintendent, Sec. 33. 
the term '^school" is construed to mean a department or room — a 
distinct collection of pupils under the supervision or instruction 

of a teacher, though that department, room or collection, may be 
but a part of the system or systems of schools of a city or town. 
Any other interpretation of the term would defeat the primary 
object of the law. 

5. The successors of all school district officers appointed by the s^^^^- 
county superintendent, should be elected at the next annual school 
election succeeding their appointment. 

6. In case a school district should fail to elect officers at the 
time and in the manner prescribed by law, the officers whose 
terms of office expire at the time of such election should have 

taken place, do not of right hold over, or continue in office until Sees. 33, 39, 48. 
the next or some subsequent annual election. This opinion is 
based upon the fact that school district officers, by failing to order 
the annual election to be held, at which all school district officers 
must be elected, might continue themselves in office perpetually, 
by giving no opportunity for the electors to express their will as 
to whom they desire as the officers of their district. In such cases 
the county superintendent should, upon a petition, declare such 
offices vacant, and should appoint other officers to fill the vacan- 
cies, in accordance with the wishes of the electors of the district. 
If, however, no protest is made by the people of the district, the 
old officers may be allowed to continue in office, and their acts will 
be perfectly legal. They are at least, officers de facto. 

7. A board of directors cannot dismiss a teacher simply because S^^^^*^- 
the teacher is unpopular, or does not give general satisfaction. 
They must first establish the fact that he is incompetent, or that 

he has violated the law or the terms of his contract. Neither can 
boards of directors make contracts that are not in accordance with 
law. 

8. The spirit of the code is that school houses shall be used for Sec. 40. 
public school purposes^ and all incidental uses must be under such 
restrictions as to result in no injury to the school or to the school 
property. 

9. Boards of directors and other school officers possess such Sec. 40. 
powers as are specifically delegated to them by law, and such 
other implied powers as are necessary in order to transact all bus- 
iness specifically prescribed by law. In other words, their powers 

are ministerial, not plenary. 

10. It is the duty of boards of directors to make all necessary sec. 43. 
rules and regulations for the systematic transaction of their official 
business, and to transact all business as a board., at board meetings. 

11. In the absence of any by-law of the board prescribing the See. 43. 
manner of calling them, special meetings of the board of directors 

may be called by the chairman, or by a majority of the board. 

12. A board of directors cannot legally employ a minor child of See. 45. 
one of the directors to perform services for the district unless such 
child has been first emancipated by its parent. Unless the child 



200 



OPINIONS AND RULINGS. 



Sec. 49. 
Third. 



Sec. 49. 

Fifth. 



Sec. 64. 



Sec. 99. 
Sec. 148. 



Sec. 112. 



Sec. 146. 



Sees. 53, 54, 

57, 58. 



has been emancipated, the parent may lawfully claim its wages, 
and thus the director would be placed in the attitude of auditor of 
his own accounts against the district. 

13. All persons between the ages of five and twenty-one years, 
whether married or single, residing in any school district on the 
first day of June, should be enumerated by the school district clerk. 
The simple fact that a person is married does not debar him or her 
from the privileges of the common school in this state, under ex- 
isting laws. 

14. The notice to be given by the school district clerk, of all 
meetings of the board of directors, is not a notice to the public, 
but simply a notice to the members of the board. A failure to 
give the required notice does not, of itself, invalidate the meeting, 
provided all members of the board actually attend the meeting 
and participate in its transactions. 

15. It is the duty of the directors to provide for and maintain a 
public school in the district, open to all children of school age re- 
siding therein, but they have no power to apply the public school 
money to the maintenance of any private school, for the benefit of 
individual pupils of the district. 

16. A teacher does hot forfeit his certificate by non-attendance at 
a teachers' institute, but simply renders il forfeitable in case he has 
not a valid excuse for non-attendance. In other words, Si, forfeiture 
does not and cannot exist until a declaration- of the forfeiture has 
been made by the proper authority. 

17. That provision of the school law which requires the school 
district clerk to certify to the county auditor the levy of special 
taxes on or before the first day of September of the year in which 
the levy is ordered to be made, is not mandatory in regard to the 
time of making the certificate. That is to say, a failure to make 
the certificate on or before the first day of September does not in- 
validate the levy. The county auditor may lawfully receive the 
certificate and enter the levy upon his books at any time prior to 
closing them. But a special tax levied one year cannot be certified 
and entered upon the auditor's books the next year. Any special 
levy is based upon the assessment of the year in which it is made, 
and it cannot consistently be based upon the assessment of one 
year and collected upon the assessment of another. 

18. The law requiring a county superintendent to grant tempo- 
rary certificates under certain conditions is mandatory, provided 
that the conditions contemplated by the law are complied with ; 
and the certificate in lieu of which the temporary certificate is 
granted, or upon which the application is based, need not be a 
certificate which is in full force and effect at the time the applica- 
tion is made. 

19. A contract to teach does not, either directly or by implica- 
tion, include the doing of janitor work by the teacher ; and unless 
a contract to teach specifically states that the teacher is to per- 
form that service, the directors must provide some person other 
than the teacher to perform duties of janitor for the school. 



201 



FORMS FOR USE OF SCHOOL OFFICERS AND TEACHERS. 



Form No. 1. 



County Superintendent's Annual Report to State Superintendent of Public 

Instruction, 

Not printed with laws.] 



Form No. 2. 

Petition to County Superintendent, Praying for Formation of a New School 

District. 

To THE SUPBRINTENDENT OF COMMON SCHOOLS COTJNTY, WASHINGTON : 

We, the undersigned, being heads of families and lawful petitioners for the purpose herein 
set forth, do hereby petition you to form a school district in the county of , State of Wash- 
ington, with the following boundaries, viz. : [Here describe boundaries.] Our reasons for 
asking for the formation of the above described district are as follows, viz. : [ Here give 
reasons.] Following is a correct list of the names of children of school age residing within the 
limits of the proposed district, viz. : [Here insert the names of children of school age.] 



Dated this. . . .day of 190. .. 

Kemabks. — This petition must be signed by at least five heads of families, who are bona fide 
residents of the proposed district. 



Form No. 3. 

Petition to County Superintendent, Praying for Alteration of Boundaries of 

School District. 

To THE SUPEBINTENDBNT OE COMMON SCHOOLS, COTJNTT, WASHINGTON: 

We, the undersigned, being heads of families and lawful petitioners for the purpose herein 

set forth, do hereby petition you to change the boundaries of School Districts Nos , of 

county, Washington, as follows, viz. : [Here describe change desired.] Our reasons for desir- 
ing said change of boundaries areas follows, viz : [Here give reasons.] Following is a correc- 
list of the names of children of school age residing in the territory which it is desired to have 
transferred: [Here give list of names.] 



Signed. 



Signed. 



Dated this . 



.day of ,190... 



202 FORMS. 

Form No. 4. 

Notice of Meeting to Investigate a Petition for the Formation of a School 

District. 

Notice is hereby given that a meeting will be held at on the day of , 190. . , at 

the hour of . . o'clock . . M., for the purpose of investigating a petition which was filed in my 
office on the day of , 190. . , praying for the formation of a school district, with the fol- 
lowing boundaries, viz. : 



And all parties are hereby notified that a full and fair investigation will be made at the time 
and place above stated of all matters pertaining to the formation of the above described school 
district, and if it shall be deemed advisable, the petition will be granted and the school district 
formed as prayed for. 

Dated this .... day of , 190... 

(Signed) , 

Supt. of Com. Schools, County, Washington. 

The above notice is posted by this day of , 190. . . 

Remarks.— Twenty days notice must be given. See Code of Public Instruction, section 4. 



Form No. 5. 

Notice of Meeting to Investigate a Petition for the Alteration of School 
District Boundaries. 

Notice is hereby given that a meeting will be held at on the day of , 190. ., at 

the hour of . . o'clock . . m., for the purpose of investigating a petition which was filed in my 

office on the day of 190. . , praying for changes in the boundaries of School Districts 

Nos and in the county of , State of Washington, as follows, viz. : 



And all parties are hereby notified that a full and fair investigation will be made at the time 
and place above stated of all matters pertaining to said change of boundaries, and that if it shall 
be deemed advisable, the petition will be granted and the changes made as above described. 

Dated this .... day of , 190... 

(Signed) , 

Supt. of Com. Schools, County, Washington. 

The above notice is posted by , this day of , 190.... 

Remarks.— Twenty days notice must be given. See section 5, Code of Public Instruction. 



Form No. 6. 

Certificate of Formation of School District. 

To THE Board of Commissioners oe Cotinty, Washington: 

I, , superintendent of common schools in and for county, State of Wash- 
ington, do hereby certify that on the day of , 190. . , I did, in accordance with law, form 

a school district in said county, and designate it " School District No. ..., county, Wash- 
ington," and prescribe for it the following boundaries, viz. : 

Witness my hand at my office this day of , 190. . . 

Supt. of Com. Schools of County, Washington. 



FORMS. 203 

Form No. 7. 

Certificate of Alteration of School District Boundaries. 

To THE Board or Commissionebs of Cotxnty, Washington: 

I, , superintendent of common schools in and for county. State of Wash- 
ington, do hereby certify, that on the day of 190.., I did, in accordance with law, 

change the boundaries of School Districts Nos and of said county, as follows, viz. : 

Witness my hand at my office this day of , 190_. 

Supt. of Com. Schools, County, Washington. 



Form No. 8. 

County Superintendent's Order Forming a School District. 

Whebeas, In compliance with a petition praying for the formation of a school district in 

the county of , State of Washington, which petition was filed in my office on the day 

of , 190. . , a meeting to investigate all matters pertaining thereunto was held at on 

the day of , 190. ., of which meeting due notice was given as required by law, and it 

appearing from said investigation that the prayer of the petitioners should be granted: 

Now, therefore, I, , superintendent of common schools in and for said county, do 

hereby constitute and form said school district and designate it "School District No , 

county, Washington," and prescribe for it the following boundaries, viz. : 



And all persons aflected by this action are hereby notified, that unless an appeal from this 
action be taken, as provided bylaw, this action will be final; that it will be certified to the 
county commissioners at their next regular meeting, and that the officers of the district will be 
appointed as provided by law. 

Dated this day of 190. . . 

(Signed) , 

Supt. of Com. Schools, County, Washington. 

Rbmaeks. — Three of the above notices should be posted in the new district, and all except 
the notice following the description of the boundaries should be entered in the superintendent's 
record book, together with action of county commissioners in case of an appeal, after final action 
is completed. 



Form No. 9. 

County Superintendent's Order Changing School District Boundaries. 

Whereas, In compliance with a petition praying for the alteration of boundaries of School 

Districts Nos and in county, State of Washington, which petition was filed in my 

office on the' day of , 190 , a meeting to investigate all matters pertaining thereunto 

was held at , on the day of , 190.., of which meeting due notice was given as re- 
quired by law; and it appearing from said investigation that the prayer of the petitioners should 
be granted ; 

Now, therefore, I, superintendent of common schools in and for said county, do 

hereby grant said petition and transfer the territory hereinafter described from School District 
No to School District No , as follows, viz. : 



204 



FORMS. 



And all persons affected by this action are hereby notified, that unless an appeal shall be 
taken as provided by law, this action will be final, and that it will be certified to the board of 
county commissioners at their next regular meeting. 

Dated this day of , 190... 



Supt. of Com. Schools County, Washington. 

Remarks. — At least one copy of this notice should be posted in each district afiected by the 
change, and a record of the change should be made in the superintendent's office. 



Form No 10. 

Report of Teachers' Institute, County, Washington. 

Institute convened at .on the — day of , 190 . . . Conductor, of 

instructors, , , No. of days institute was in session, ; No. of teachers en- 
rolled, ; total expense of institute paid by county, $ 

SCHEDULE OF ATTENDANCE. 



Names. 



Postofflce addresses. 



No. days 
attendance. 



No. of months'' 

or years'' experience 

had as a teacher. 



Dated this.... day of , 190... , 

County Superintendent. 
Remarks.— This report is required to be made within fifteen days after the close of the 
Institute. 



Form No. 11. 

Certificate of County Treasurer to County Superintendent Showing the 
Amount of Funds on Hand to be Apportioned. 
To , Superintendent of Common Schools, County, Washington : 

I hereby certify that the amount of school funds now in my possession and subject to appor- 
tionment to the several school districts of county, State of Washington, is $ , derived 

from the following sources, viz. : Taxation, ? ; fines, ? ; licenses, $ — ; other sources, % 

Dated this., .day of 190... 



Treasurer of County, Washington. 



Form No. 12. 

Certificate of County Superintendent to County Treasurer, Showing Amount 
of Funds Apportioned to Each School District, 

To Mr , Treasurer County, Washington : 

I hereby certify that I have this day apportioned the school funds belonging to the several 
school districts of county, Washington, now in your hands and subject to apportionment, 



FORMS. 



205 



as shown by certificates now on file in my office, and that the several school districts are en- 
titled to the amounts set opposite their respective numbers, as follows : 

State fund County fund 



a 


Amount of 
of state 
funds. 


Amount 

of county 

funds. 


Total. 


,a 

§■ 


Amount 
of state 
funds. 


Amount 

of county 

funds. 


Total. 




? 


c. 


? 


c. 


% 


c. 


? 


0. 


? 


c. 


$ 


c. 





































































































































































































Dated this day of , 190. 



(Signed) , 

Supt. Com. Schools, County, Washington. 



FoKM No. 13. 

Form for Notifying^ District Clerk of the Amount of Funds Apportioned to his 
District by County Superintendent. 

To CivEBK OF School District No , County, Washington : 

I hereby certify that on the day of , 190 . . , funds were apportioned to your district as 

follows : State school fund, | ; county school fund, | — ; total, ? 

Dated this... .day of....... 190... 

(Signed) , 

Supt. Com. Schools, County, Washington. 



Form No. 14. 



Annual Report of County Treasurer to County Superintendent Showing- Finan- 
cial Status of Each School District for Preceding Year Ending June 30. 

[ Not printed with laws.] , 



Form No. 15. 

Appointment of Director or Clerk to Fill Vacancy. 

By virtue of authority in me vested by law, I hereby appoint to the office of 

of School District No ,, of county. State of Washington, to fill a vacancy caused by 

[ here state cause of vacancy ] ; said to continue in office until the next annual 

school election, and until his successor is elected and qualified according to law. 

Done this day of ,190... 

(Signed), 

Supt. of Com. Schools, County, Washington. 



206 FORMS. 

OATH OF OFFICE. 

State of Washington, County of , ss. 

I, , do solemnly swear (or afQrm) that I will support the constitution of the 

United Seates and the constitution of the State of Washington; that I will endeavor to pro- 
mote the interests of education, and will faithfully discharge the duties of of School Dis- 
trict No , in the county of , in said state. So help me God. 

(Signed) , 

(Postofflce) 

Subscribed and sworn to before me this day of , 190. .. 

(Signed) 

[Here state official character of officer who administered oath.] 



Form No. 16. 

Report of Defective Youth. 

To THE Board of Commissionebs of County, Washington: 

I herewith transmit to you a report of all defective youth residing in your county, as re- 
ported to me by the clerks of the several school districts of the county. 

Dated this .... day of , 190. . . 







Supt. of Com. Schools, County, Washington. 


Name of youth. 


Character of ail- 
ment. 


. Name of 'parent or 
guardian. 


Postofflce address of parent or 
guardian. 



































Remabks.— This report should be made to the county commissioners at their August meet- 
ing, and a copy of it should be sent by the county superintendent to the director of the School 
for Defective Youth, at Vancouver, Washington. 



Form No. 17. 

Graded School Report. 



[ Form not printed with laws.] 



Form No. 18. 



Union High School Report. 

[Form not printed with laws.] 



Form No. 19. 

Annual Report of School District Clerk to County Superintendent. 
[Not printed with laws.] 



FORMS. , 207 



Form No. 20. 

District Clerk's Certificate to Directors. 
To THE Directors of School District No , Countt, Washington: 

I hereby certify that all reports required by law to be made by teachers to school district 

clerks or to county superintendents have been made by ; that the register has been 

properly kept, and that said is now entitled to an order in full payment of his ser- 
vices as teacher. 

Dated this day of , 190. . . 



Clerk of School District No 

Remarks.— Directors shall not sign warrant for last month's salary until this certificate is 
made a part of the clerk's records, or until by personal inspection they find that the reports 
have been properly made. 



Form No. 21-a. 

Certificate of Special Tax Levy. 

( When ordered by vote of Electors.) 

State of Washington, I 
CotTNTY of , f 

To the Auditor of County, Washington : 

I, , clerk of School District No , of said county, do hereby certify that at a 

special election, duly called and held in said school district, on the day of , 190 . . , it was 

voted by the legal electors of said school district that a special tax of mills on the dollar be 

levied on all taxable property of said school district, as shown by the assessment roll for the 
year 190. . , for the purpose of 

Witness my hand this day of 190. . . 



Clerk of School District No , County Washington. 

Remarks.— This certificate must be filed with the auditor on or before the first day of Sep- 
tember. The directors of a school district may levy a tax not exceeding five mills on the 
dollar. 



Form No. 21-b. 

Certificate of Special Levy. 
( When levied by school district directors.) 

State of Washington, | 
County of i 

To The Auditor of County, Washington : 

I, , Clerk of School District No , of said county, do hereby certify that at a 

meeting of the board of directors duly held in said school district, on the — day of , 190. . , 

it was voted by the said board of directors of said school district that a special tax of — mills 
on the dollar be levied on all the taxable property of said school district, as shown by the 
assessment roll for the year 190..., for the purpose of 

Witness my hand this day of , 190. .. 

(Signed) , 

Clerk of School District No , County, Washington. 

Note. — This certificate must be filed with the auditor on or before the first day of September. 
Boards of directors may levy a special tax of five mills or less without a vote of the people. 



208 FORMS. 

Form No. 22. 

School District Warrant. 



No. . 
. , Washington, , 190. . 



Tbeasueer of County, Washington: 

Pay to ,01- order, the sum of — dollars out of the [here state what fund] funds 

of School District No , of said county, for [here state for what service] and charge the same 

to the account of said district. 

Countersigned, ' (Signed). 



Clerk School District No. 



Directors. 



Form No. 23. 

Notice of Annual Election. 

Notice is hereby given that the annual election of School District No , of county, 

State of Washington, will he held at , in said school district, on Saturday, the day of 

May, 190. ., for the purpose of electing school district officers as follows, viz. : 

One school district clerk for a term of one year. 

One school district director for a term of three years. 



and for the transaction of such other business as may lawfully come before the meeting. 
The polls will be open from . . o'clock . . m., to . . o'clock . . m. 
By order of the board of directors. 
Dated this .... day of ,190... 



School District Clerk. 
Remarks. — Three of these notices must be posted at least ten days prior to the day of elec- 
tion, one of which must be at the place of holding the election. All elections should be held at 
the school house if there be one. 



Form No. 24. 

Notice of Election to Vote Special Tax. 

Notice is hereby given that a special election will be held at , in School District No , 

of county. State of Washington, on the day of 190. . , for the purpose of deter- 
mining whether a special tax of . . mills on the dollar shall be levied upon all taxable property in 
said school district, for the purpose of 

Those in favor of said tax levy will vote, " Tax, yes : " those opposed, " Tax, no." 
The polls will be open from . . o'clock . . M. to . . o'clock . . m. 
By order of the board of directors. 

Dated this .... day of , 190. .. 

(Signed) , • 

School District Clerk. 
Remarks.— All elections must be held at the school house, if there be one. At least three 
notices must be posted at least ten days, one of which must be at place of holding election. 



FORMS. 209 

Form No. 25, 

Notice of School District Bond Election, 

Notice is hereby given that a special election will be held at , in School District No.. ., 

of county, State of Washington, on' the — day of , 190. . , for the purpose of deter- 
mining whether or not the directors of said school district shall borrow money and issue bonds 
of the district in the sum of dollars, for the purpose of 

Said bonds, if issued, shall bear a rate of interest not to exceed . . . per centum per annum, 

payable annually ; the bonds to be payable and redeemable in years after date : 

*Provided, That said school district reserves the right to pay or redeem said bonds, or any of 
them, at any time after years from the date thereof. 

The election will be by ballot. Those in favor of the issuing of bonds as above specified, 
will vote, " Bonds, yes ; " those opposed, " Bonds, no." 

The polls will be open from . . o'clock . . m. to . . o'clock . . m. 

By order of the board of directors. 

Date this day of , 190... 

(Signed) , 

School District Clerk. 

Remarks.— All elections must be held at the school house, if there be one. At least three 
notices must be posted at least ten days one of which must be at the place of holding election. 

Preserve one copy of this notice as a part of the records. 

*If the directors do not desire the option of paying the bonds, or any part of them, before 
the maximum limit stated in the notices, this clause should be erased. 



Form No, 26, 

Notice of Special School District Meeting, 

Notice is hereby given that a special meeting of the legal school electors of School District 

No of county, Washington, will be held at , in said district, on the day of 

, 190. ., beginning at the hour of o'clock . . m., of said day, for the purpose of determin- 
ing 

By order of the board of directors. 
Dated this .... day of ....... 190. . 



School DistrictkClerk. 
Remarks.— At least three notices should be posted at least ten days. No business can be 
transacted except such as is specified in the notice. The meeting contemplated is not an elec- 
tion in the strict sense of that term, but is a meeting at which the voters may assemble to dis- 
cuss and determine matters pertaining to the welfare of their district. 



Form No. 27. 

Certificatp of Election to be Given by Clerk of Annual School Meeting to 

Officers-Elect. 

To , Greeting : 

This is to certify that at the annual election of School District No , of county, 

State of Washington, held on the day of May, 190. . , you were duly elected to the office of 

of said district for a term of years, beginning on the first Monday in * next suc- 
ceeding said election. 

Dated this .... day of , 190. . ' 

(Signed) , 

Clerk of District School Election. 

Remarks.- This notice should be retained by the officer elected. 

*Directors take office on the first Monday in June; clerks on the first Monday in August. 
—14 



210 



FORMS. 



Form No. 28. 

Certificate of Election and Oath of Office. 

To Superintendent of Common Schools of County, Washington: 

I hereby certify that at the annual election of School District No , county. State 

of Washington, held on the — day of May, 190.., M was duly elected to the 

office of of said district for a term of years, beginning on the first Monday in * 

next succeeding said election. I further certify that h.. postofflce address is , State of 

Washington. 

(Signed) , 

Clerk of Annual School Election. 

OATH OF OFFICE. 

State of Washington, County of , ss. 

I , do hereby solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support the constitution of 

the United States and the constitution of the State of Washington ; that I will endeavor to pro- 
mote the interests of education, and will faithfully discharge the duties of of School Dis- 
trict No in ihe county of , in said state. So help me God. 

(Signed) , 

Subscribed and sworn to before me this day of , 190. . 

[Here state official character of officer who administers oath.] 

Remabks.— This notice should be given to the person elected, who must qualify on or be- 
fore the day designated for him to take office, and send the oath and certificate above to the 
county superintendent. He must also file with the county treasurer his signature, certified to 
by some school officer. The treasurer cannot pay or register any warrants signed by any 
school officers whose signatures, so certified, are not filed in his office. The county superin- 
tendents should not recognize any one as director or clerk whose oath is not on file in his office. 

* Directors take office on the first Monday in June and clerks on the first Monday in August. 



Form No. 29. 

School District Election Poll Book. 

Poll book of an election held in School District No , of county. State of Wash- 
ington, on the day of , 190. . , and being chosen judges of said 

election, and clerk, all being duly sworn as required by law, before entering upon 

the duties of their respective offices. 

Number and Jiames of electors voting. 



1 ; 4 

2 5 

3 6 



Tally list. 



Tally list. 



FORMS. 211 



We hereby certify that the whole number of electors voting at this election amounts to 

that the whole number of ballots cast at this election amounts to ; that 

ceived votes for director; that received votes for clerk, etc,, etc. 

Attest: 

Judges. 



::} 



Clerk of Election. 
Remaeks.— Election boards will vary the tally list and certificate to suit the nature of the 
election. If it be for the election of ofBcers at an annual election, the name of each person 
voted for must be entered on the tally list, and a tally of the votes cast for him must be placed 
opposite his name. If the election be for voting a special tax or for voting bonds, the number 
of votes for and against the proposition must be entered on the tally list. The certificate must 
simply contain a summary of the vote as shown by the tally list. Election boards are chosen 
by the electors. The school district officers, or any part of them, may be chosen as an election 
board. The poll book and all other papers should be delivered to the county superintendent. 

OATH OF JUDGES OF ELECTION. 

State of Washington, County op , ss. 

We, and , do solemnly swear that we will, as judges of an election 

to be held in and for School District No , of county, State of Washington, on this 

day of , 190.., duly attend said election during its continuance; that we will not receive 

any vote or ballot from any person other than such as we firmly believe to be duly qualified 
voters at said election, according to law; that we will make a true and perfect return of said 
election, and will in all things faithfully and impartially discharge our duties as judges of said 
election to the best of our judgment and ability; and that we are not directly or indirectly 
interested in any bet or wager on the result of said election. So help us God. 



>• Judges. 
Subscribed and sworn to this day of , 190.. . 



[ Here state official character of officer administering oath.] 

OATH OF CLERK OF ELECTION. 

State of Washington, Coctnty of , ss. 

I, do solemnly swear that I will, as clerk of an election to be held in and for 

School District No , county of State of Washington, on this day of , 190. . 

duly attend said election during its continuance; that I will record on the poll book of said 
election the name of each person voting thereat, and faithfully and impartially discharge the 
duties of clerk of said election, and that I am not directly or indirectly interested in any bet or 
wager on the result of said election. So help me God. 



Clerk of Election. 
Subscribed and sworn to before me this — day of , 190. . . 



[ Here state official character of officer administering the oath. A director may administer 
it.] 



Form No. 30. 

Certificate of Bond Election. 

State of Washington, | 
County of , f 

To THE TBEASUBEB OF COUNTY, WASHINGTON: 

We, the undersigned, directors of School District No , of county, State of Wash- 
ington, do hereby certify that at an election held in said school district on the — day of , 

190..., it was voted that the bonds of said district shall be issued by the directors thereof in the 
sum of dollars, payable . . . years after date, with interest at the rate of . . per cent, per an- 



212 



FORMS. 



num, payable annually; *and we further certify that the board of said directors of said dis- 
trict reserves the right to redeem said bonds as follows, viz. : 



Witness our hands this day of , 190 . . . 

Attest: J 

, - Directors. 

School District Clerk. , ) 

* The people determine, at the election, the maximum time the bonds are to run. If the 
directors reserve the right to pay the bonds or any portion of them prior to that date, they 
shall specify such intention in their certificate to the county treasurer, to guide him in his 
advertisement; if the directors do not reserve such right, this clause may be omitted from their 
certificate to treasurer. 



Form No. 31. 

Report of County Superintendent to County Treasurer of School District 
Officers Elected or Qualified. 

To THE TBBASTJREB OF COUNTY, WASHINGTON : 

You are hereby notified that the following named persons were duly elected to the offices 

indicated, at the annual school election held on the day of 190. ; that the oath of office 

of each of said persons has been filed in my office as required by law. 



No. of 
dist. 


Name of officer. 


Title of office. 


Duration of 
term. 


Postoffice address. 































































Dated this day of , 190.. 



Supt. Com. Schools, County, Washington. 



Form No. 32. 

Report of County Superintendent to County Treasurer of the Appointment of 
a School District Officer. 

To THE Treasurer op County, Washington: 

You are hereby notified that , of , has been appointed to the office of 

of School District No , of this county, in place of ; that he qualified as such officer on 

the day of , 190. ; that his oath of office is now on file in my office. 

. Dated this .... day of ,190.. 

Supt. Com. Schools, County, Washington. 

Remark.— All appointed officers serve until the next annual election. 



Form No. 33. 

Teacher's Resrister. 



[Not printed with laws.] 



FORMS. 213 

Form No. 34. 

Teacher's Contract. 

To , Superintendent Common Schools: 

The following contract has been made in accordance with the action of the board of directors 
as found in the minutes of the meeting of day of 190. : 

TEACHER'S CONTRACT. 

It is hereby agreed, by and between the directors of School District No , county of , 

State of Washington, and , the holder of a teacher's certificate now in force in said 

county, that said teacher is to teach, govern and conduct the public school of said district to the 
best of h. . . ability, follow the course of study lawfully adopted, keep a register of the daily at- 
tendance of each pupil attending said school, raake all reports required by law or by lawful 
authority, and endeavor to preserve in good condition the school house, grounds, furniture, ap- 
paratus and such other property of the district as mav come under the immediate supervision 

of said teacher, for a term of school months, commencing on the — day of , 190.., for 

the sum of dollars per month, to be paid at the end of each school month, out of the funds 

of said school district, upon a warrant drawn by the directors of said school district and payable 
by the county treasurer: Provided, That if said teacher shall be legally dismissed from school, 
or shall have h. . . certificate lawfully annulled by expiration or otherwise, then said teacher 
shall not be entitled to compensation from and after such dismissal or annullment: Provided 
further. That the wages of said teacher for the last month of the school term shall not be paid 
unless said teacher shall have made the reports hereinbefore mentioned. 

And the directors of said school district hereby agree to keep the school house in good repair, 
to provide a school register, fuel and other necessary supplies for the comfort of the school. 

In witness whereof, we have hereunto subscribed our names this day oi , 190.. 

1 

, !■ Directors. 

■ J 

, Teacher. 

Attest: , District Clerk. 

Recorded on page of Record of Contracts. , 

Supt. Common Schools. 
Note. — This contract must be made in duplicate, and mailed to the county superintendent 
of common schools, who shall, if it be legal, countersign the same and mail one copy to the 
district clerk and one to the teacher. 



Form No. 35. 



Teacher's Annual or Term Report to County Superintendent or District 

Clerk. 
[Not printed with laws.] 



Form No. 36. 

Common School (Eighth-Grade) Diplomas. 



[Not printed with laws.] 



Form No. 37. 
Teacher's Temporary Certificate. 

COMMON SCHOOLS OP THE STATE OP WASHINGTON. 

This is to certify that , having filed in my offtce legal evidence of being a person 

of good moral character, and of possessing ability to teach and govern, is hereby granted this 



214 FORMS. 

temporary certificate, which entitles h to teach in the common schools of county, 

Washington, until the next regular examination of teachers in said county. 

This certificate is granted upon the following evidence of ability to teach, viz : 



Valid until , 190. . Extended until , 190. . 

Supt. Com. Schools, county, Washington. 



Form No. 38. 
Teacher's Special Certificate. 

COMMON SCHOOLS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON. 

This is to certify that , having filed in my office legal evidence of being a person 

of good moral character, and of possessing ability to teach and govern, is hereby granted this 

special certificate, which entitles h to teach the subject of in the common schools 

of county. State of Washington, until revoked for cause. 

This certificate is granted upon the following evidence, viz : 

Dated at this day of , 190. . 

Supt. Com. Schools, county, Washington. 



Form No. 39. 

County Superintendent's Certtficate That All Reports Have Been Made. 

Office of Superintendent of Common Schools, County, Washington : 

,190.. 

To THE Board of Directors of School District No , County, Washington: 

I hereby certify that , clerk of School District No has made all reports due 

from said district, to the county superintendent, for the quarter last past, including the follow- 
ing : 



County Superintendent. 
Remarks. — This certificate is required to be made out and forwarded on or before the last 
Saturday of January, April, July and October of each year, to all clerks who have made all re- 
ports required by law, and the board of directors is forbidden to audit any account or issue any 
warrant for services performed by any clerk until this certificate is filed with them. 



Form No. 40. 

Notice of Appeal to State Board of Education. 

To the Secretary of the State Board of Education : 

You are hereby notified that the undersigned, feeling aggrieved by the action of the super- 
intendent of public instruction does hereby appeal from the decision of said superintendent 
and respectfully ask that you take such action in the matter as will redress the grievance here- 
inafter set forth. The action complained of is : [Here state fully and clearly the action com- 
plained of.] ' 



FORMS. 215 

State ov Washxngton, County of , ss. 

I, , do solemnly swear that the above and foregoing statement is true. So help 

me God. 

(Signed) 

Subscribed and sworn to before me this day of ....... 190 . . 



[Here state official character of officer administering oath.] 
Remarks. — All appeals must be taken within thirty days after the act, order or decision 
complained of. 



Form No. 41. 

Notice of Appeal to Superintendent of Public Instruction. 
To the Superintendent or Public Instruction of Washington : 

You are hereby notified that the undersigned, feeling aggrieved by the action of the county 

superintendent of county. State of Washington, does hereby appeal from the decision of 

said , and respectfully ask that you take such action in the matter as will redress 

the grievance hereinafter set forth. The action complained of is as follows, viz : [Here state 
fully and clearly the action complained of.] 
State op Washington, County of , ss. 

I, do solemnly swear that the above and foregoing statement is true. So help 

me God. 

(Signed) , 

Subscribed and sworn to before me this day of , 190. . 

[Here state official character of officer administering oath.] 

Remarks.— All appeals must be taken within thirty days after the act, order or decision 
complained of. 



Form No. 42. 

Appeal to County Superintendent. 

To the Superintendent of Common Schools op County, Washington : 

You are hereby notified that the undersigned, feeling aggrieved by the action of the board 

of directors of School District No. . . , of county. State of Washington, does hereby appeal 

from the decision of said board, and respectfully ask that you take such action as will redress 

the grievance hereinafter set forth. The action complained of is as follows, viz : [Here state 

clearly and fully the action complained of.] 

State op Washington, County of , ss. 

■ I, , do solemnly swear that the above and foregoing statement is true. So help 

me God. 

(Signed) , 

Subscribed and sworn to before me this — day of , 190. . 



[Here state official character of the officer administering oath.] 
Remarks.— All appeals must be taken within thirty days of the act, order or decision com 
plained of. 



Form No. 43. 



Report of Fines Collected by Clerks of Courts and Justices of the Peace. 

To the Superintendent op Common Schools, County, Washington : 

You are hereby notified that the sum of ? — has been collected by me during the guarter 
beginning on the first day of , 190 . . , as fines for breach of penal laws of the State of Wash- 



216 FORMS. 



ington, and that said money has been turned over to the county treasurer to be placed to the 
credit of the common school fund. 
Dated this .... day of ,190... 



Remarks.— Clerks of courts and justices of the peace are required to make this report quar- 
terly. 



Form No. 44. 

School District Officer's Signature. 

Treasurer of County, Washington : 

Sib — My signature, herewith transmitted for filing in your office, is in the form in which it 
will hereafter appear when attached to warrants drawn upon you by the officers of this school 

district during my term of office. Said term is for year . . , beginning on the first Monday of 

190... (Signed) 

* Director . . Clerk of School District No , County, Washington. 

*Erase "Director " or " Clerk," as the case may require. 

Certificate. 

I hereby certify that the within signature of M is genuine, and that he is a — 

of School District No 

(Signed) , 

*Director . . Clerk of School District No , County, Washington. 

*Erase " Director " or " Clerk," as the case may require. 



Form No. 45. 

Application to Raise Grade of Certificate. 



[ Not printed with laws.] 



Form No. 46. 

Application for Comnaon School Certificate, Based on State Certificate, ( B ). 
[Not printed with laws.] 



Form No. 47. 



Application for Common School Certificate, Based on Normal School Diploma, 

etc., (C). 

[ Not printed with laws.] 



Form No. 48. 

Map of School District. 



[Not printed with laws.] 



FOUMS. 21' 



Form No. 49. 

Report of Teachers' Examination. 



I Not printed with laws.] 



Form No. 50. 
Code of Public Instruction. 



Form No. 51, 

Biennial Report of Superintendent of Public Instruction. 



I Not printed with laws.] 



Form No. 52. 
Requisition Blank. 



CALENDAE FOR THE YEAR'S DUTIES. 



July 1st, fiscal year begins 67 

First Monday in June, directors assume office 39 

July 15th, clerks report to county superintendent 49 

First Saturday in August, regular meeting of board 43 

Attend to special tax levy at regular meeting of board 112 

First Monday in August, clerk assumes office 48 

September 1st, clerk must have certified the special tax levy to county 

auditor 112 

First Saturday in November, regular meeting of board 43 

Last Thursday in November, legal holiday, Thanksgiving Day 56 

December 1st, clerk reports to superior judge of children not attending. . 49 

Christmas Day, legal holiday , 56 

New Year's Day, legal holiday 56 

First Saturday in February, regular meeting of board 43 

First Saturday in May, regular board meeting 43 

June 1st, begin taking census 49 

Second Saturday in May, annual election of officers 149 

(218) 



ALPHABETICAL INDEX TO CODE OP PUBLIC INSTEUCTION. 



A. 

Agbicultukal College: Sec. Page. 

Establishment 190 99 

^a; oj^CTO visitors 191 99 

Courses of study 192 99 

Duties of regents 193 100 

Departments 193 100 

Experiment station 193 101 

Experiment station required by act of congress 199 103 

Management, in whom vested 194 101 

Appointment of regents 194 101 

Bonds of regents 194 101 

Residence of regents 194 102 

Organization of board 195 102 

Treasurer 195 102 

Secretary .■ -. 195 102 

President, chief executive offtcer >, 196 102 

Duties of offlcers ; 196 102 

By-laws 197 103 

General control '198 103 

Congressional requirements assented to -. 200 104 

Meetings of the board 201 104 

Oathofofflce ,.-..... 202 104 

Regents' expenses 203 104 

Biennial report ; 204 105 

Disbursements .-. . ..-..- 205 105 

Interest in contracts — ■....-. . .-.■..■.... 206 105 

Governor ex officio member of the board ; 207 105 

Power to grant degrees 208 105 

Construction of buildings ; 209 105 

Bonds of contractors 209 106 

Architects 210 106 

State Auditor to issue warrants. .....; 211 106 

Admission to Normal Schools 224 111 

Admission to University of Washington 183 95 

Annual State Tax 110 62 

Appeals — To Superintendent of Public Instauction: 

How taken, by persons aggrieved 36 33 

From decision made by county superintendent 47 39 

Appeals— To county superintendent: Mode of procedure 47 39 

Appeals— To county commissioners : 

In formation of school districts 3 14 

In alteration of school districts .' 5 17 

Appendix — 135 

Appobtionmbnt of Funds: 

In joint districts 18 22 

By Superintendent of Public Instruction 21 25 

By county superintendent 33 32 

New district entitled to part of special tax , 116 65 

Architects Agricultural College 210 106 

Attorney General— Legal advisor Univesity of Washington 189 99 

Auditor— State : 

Shall notify Superintendent of Public Instruction of funds on hand. Ill 63 

Shall issue warrants, agricultural college — 211 106 

(219) 



220 INDEX TO CODE. 

Auditor— County: ' Sec. Page. 

Shall extend special school tax on tax roll 112 64 

Shall require certificate of qualification, when 32 30 

Auditing Committee— City districts: Must audit accounts 91 56 

B. 

Bequests and Gratuities 186 98 

Blanks — By whom printed and distributed 22 24 

Boarding Houses — Normal schools 216 108 

Board of Education — State : 

How constituted ; tenure of office 24 27 

Meetings of, annual, special 25 28 

Expenses of, not to exceed $1,000 per annum 25 28 

Shall adopt or readopt text-books 27 28 

Shall prepare courses of study for common schools 27 28 

Shall elect a secretary 27 29 

Shall sit as a board of examiners 27 29 

Shall prepare questions for county ^examinations 27 29 

Vacancy in board, how filled 26 28 

Board of DiEECTORS— City : 

Shall consist of five members 76 51 

Old directors in districts united by this act to continue 76 52 

Members shall decide by lot terms of office 76 52 

Shall provide one voting place in each ward 78 52 

Shall appoint judges, etc 78 52 

Shall provide registration books 78 53 

Shall count votes and issue certificate of election 79 53 

Shall meet as canvassing board, when 79 53 

Shall take oath of office and file the same 80 54 

Term of office shall commence, when 80 54 

Shall elect a president and vice president, when 80 54 

Shall elect a secretary and fix salary of 80 54 

Shall elect officers, etc., by z)iya't>oce vote 81 54 

Shall hold regular and special meetings 86 56 

Shall maintain office, and meet at 87 55 

Vacancies in board, how filled 89 55 

Vacancies in board may be created, how 90 56 

Quorum, less than, powers of 90 56 

Shall not vote expenditure of more than ?200, except on contract 91 56 

Accounts of, subject to inspection of county superintendent 91 56 

General powers and duties 92 56 

To employ and to dismiss a city superintendent 92 56 

To prescribe a course of study and text-books 92 56 

Shall cause enumeration to be taken 93 58 

Shall report to county superintendent 93 58 

Members of, shall have no pecuniary interest in contract 94 58 

Members shall receive no compensation .^... ;....... 94 58 

Board shall not sell school property, except 95 58 

Shall advertise for bids in certain cases 96 58 

Board shall report to county commissioners, what 97 59 

Expenditure of funds limited 97 59 

Shall pay incidental costs of bonds 126 70 

Shall canvass result of vote on validation 130 74 

May issue bonds for validated debt 132 74 

Shall notify treasurer of the result of election 135 76 

Board of Examination, State— (See Board of Education, State.) 

Board of Higher Education : 

Shall consist of whom 28 29 

Shall adopt course of study for normal schools 29 29 

Shall harmonize public school system 29 29 

Bonds — School district : 

District may issue, for certain purposes 117 66 

Amount of, rate of interest 1 17 66 

Election to determine issue of 118 66 



INDEX TO CODE. 221 

Bonds— S,ch.ool district— Continued. Sec. Page. 

Notice of election shall state, what 117 66- 

Three-fifths majority 118 67 

Form of honds — registry of bonds 119 67 

Must not be sold below par value 120 68 

•Fees for advertising — how paid 120 68 

Must be printed or lithographed 123 59 

May be funded in certain districts 124 69' 

Bonds issued by cities of 10,000 or more 124 70 

Interest on, shall cease, when 125 70 

Incidental expenses, how paid 126 70 

How redeemed and canceled 127 71 

Bonds of regents agricultural college 194 101 

Bonds of contractors agricultural college 209 106 

Boundaries of school districts 6 17 

Boundaries hormonized by county superintendent 33 32 

By-laws agricultural college 197 103 

By-laws school for defective youth 238 114 

Bonds — Refunding of: 

By school districts 1 ' 131 

By directors, in cities of 10,000 1 131 

Exchange of new bonds for old, rate of . . ^ 1 131 

Interest on new bonds, rate of 1 131 

Denominations of new bonds 1 132 

c. 

Calendar for School Officers 176- 

Census — School districts: 

When and by whom taken 49 41 

Shall include, what 49 41 

Shall not include Indian or Mongolian children 49 41 

In cities of 10,000, by whom taken 93 58 

Census Enumerators— In cities of 10,000 : 

Compensation of 93 58 

Appointment of, by whom made ' 93 58 

Shall verify returns by affidavit 93 58 

Certificate of Tax Levy 112 64 

Certificates and diplomas : 

Certificates under former law validated 1 36 78 

Life diplomas 137 78 

Life diplomas 138 79 

State certificates 137 78 

State certificates 138 79 

State certificates without examination 139 80 

First grade common school certificates 137 78 

Second grade common school certificates 137 78 

Third grade common school certificates 137 78 

Temporary common school ceitificates 137 79 

Temporary common school certificates 146 83 

Special common school certificates 137 79 

County examinations 140 80 

State examinations— applicants may take— branches for 138 79 

Fee for certificate (county) 142 82 

Fee for certificate (state) 138 80 

Fee for diploma 138 80 

Requirements for certificate (state) 138 79 

Requirements for certificate (county) «, 141 81 

Papers to be forwarded to State Superintendent's office 143 82 

Renewal of certificates 144 82 

Applicants may pass in eight subjects 145 83 

Registration of certificates 147 83 

Revocation of certificates .■ 148 84 

University normal diploma 186 98 

Normal school diploma 222 110 



222 INDEX TO CODE. 

Children ; Sec. Page . 

Between certain ages must not be employed in certain vocations 5 127 

Must present certificate of attendance at school 6 127 

Cities of Ten Thousand— (See School Districts) 75 51 

Clerks— School District: 

In joint districts shall file oath in each county 17 22 

Election, tenure of office 48 40 

Shall take office, when 48 40 

Shall file signature with county treasurer 62 47 

Appoint ment of, to fill vacancy 48 40 

Shall he clerk of special meetings of voters 30 88 

Shall tile transcript of record 47 40 

Shall attend meetings of hoard of directors 49 40 

Shall preserve copies of all reports to county superintendents 49 40 

Shall l?eep account of expenses incurred 49 42 

Shall present record book for inspection at annual election 49 41 

Shall take census of children of school age 49 41 

Shall make a report to county superintendent 49 41 

Shall give notice of annual and special meetings 49 42 

Shall report employment of teachers and commencement of school 49 42 

Shall issue and countersign warrants 49 42 

Shall receive certain compensation 50 43 

Shall certify to correctness of teachers's reports 53 44 

Shall certify special tax levy to county auditor 112 64 

Shall call meeting to form union disti-ict 61 47 

Shall report to county superintendent all defective youth 49 41 

Shall report to county superintendent defective youth 252 116 

Penalty for failure to make reports 164 90 

Code of Public Instruction : 

By whom and to whom distributed 22 24 

Official title of school laws 257 117 

Commissioners— County : 

Shall appoint county superintendent to fill vacancy 30 30 

Shall cause record of school district boundaries to be entered upon journal. . 33 32 

Shall hear appeals on formation of districts 4 15 

Shall defray expenses of institute 104 61 

Shall levy district bond interest tax 121 68 

May levy bond sinking fund tax 121 69 

Shall levy, not exceeding three mills, when 135 77 

Shall withhold salary of county superintendent, when 160 89 

Shall provide office for county superintendent 37 34 

Shall levy tax in cities of 10,000 or more inhabitants 97 59 

Shall defray expenses of defective youth 255 117 

May be fined for failure to enforce compulsory law, when 256 117 

Compulsory attendance, penalty 171 91 

Constitution— State of Washington 137 

Contracts: 

Valid only when countersigned by county superintendent 33 31 

Valid only for term of certificate of the holder 54 45 

Declared valid under Code of Public Instruction 63 48 

Penalty for violation of, by teacher 1 132 

Compulsory Attendance : 

(See Parents and Guardians) 71 49 

School for defective youth 254 117 

Compulsory Attendance, Cities of 10.000: 

Children between 7 and 15 must attend six months 1 125 

May attend private school 1 126 

Private school must be approved by board of education 2 126 

Board shall appoint truant officer 3 126 

Secretary must furnish names of children not attending school 4 127 

Truant officer must visit establishments where'children are employed 8 128 

Truant officer shall demand names of children employed 9 128 

Board shall make needful regulations regarding truants 11 129 

Board to report to State Board of Education, what 12 129 



INDEX TO CODE. 223 

Sec. Page . 

Convention or Cottntt Superintendents— By whom called, when 22 24 

CoTTNTY Examinations 140 80 

County Superintendent— (See Superintendent of Common Schools). 

County Treasurer— (See Treasurer). 

County— A unit for supervision and administration 2 13 

Course OF Study: 

For primary, grammar and high schools 27 28 

For normal schools 29 29 

For normal schools 222 110 

For entrance to higher institutions 29 29 

Harmonizing courses of public school system 29 29 

To be adopted by boards of directors of graded and high schools 73 50 

Shall be enforced by teachers 54 44 

Board of directors shall adopt in cities of 10,000 92 56 

Penalty for failure to comply with 166 91 

Penalty for failure to enforce 174 92 

Agricultural college 192 99 

University of Washington 183 95 

University of Washington 186 97 

Courts — Superior. 

Have jurisdiction in enforcing law for compulsory attendance in cities of 

10,000 14 129 

D. 

Damages: 

To school property 

To books, normal schools 

Defective Youth— School for 

Degrees — Agricultural college 

Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction 

Departments- Agricultural college 

Diplomas: 

Life 

Life.. 

Fee for 

May be revoked 

Diplomas and Certificates: 

State normal 

May be revoked 

University of Washington, entitle holder to teach ' 

Director— School district: 

Election, tenure of office, failure to qualify 

Eligibility, ability to read and write English 

Shall take office, when 

Shall file signature with county treasurer 

Appointment of . 

Shall take oath 

May administer oaths 

Shall have no pecuniary interest in contracts 

Director— School for defective youth : Qualifications of 

Directors— Board of: 

In joint districts shall file oaths in each county 

Shall employ teachers and others 

Shall enforce rules, course of study, etc, 

Shall provide and pay for furniture aud supplies 

Shall rent, furnish, repair and insure school houses 

Shall build or remove school houses, when 

Shall purchase personal property, etc 

Shall suspend or expel pupils, when 

May exclude children from school, when 

Shall provide free text-books, and books for indigent children, when 

Shall require all children to be supplied with text-books 

Shall exclude from school and school libraries certain classes of literature. . . 

May authorize school room to be used for certain purposes 



172 


92 


223 


111 


— 


113 


208 


105 


23 


27 


193 


100 


137 


78 


138 


79 


138 


80 


148 


84 


220 


109 


222 


111 


186 


98 


39 


35 


39 


35 


39 


35 


62 


47 


33 


32 


61 


47 


61 


47 


45 


39 


248 


116 


17 


22 


40 


36 


40 


36 


40 


37 


40 


37 


40 


37 


40 


37 


40 


37 


40 


37 


40 


37 


40 


37 


40 


37 


40 


37 



224 INDEX TO CODE. 

DiKECTOiis— Board of— 6'o/;///(?/,?rf. Sec. Page. 

Shall require teachers to conform to the law 40 38 

Shall he liable as directors for debts, judgments 41 38 

May permit adults and non-resident pupils to attend school, when 42 38 

May charge tuition 42 38 

Shall turn over all money collected to treasurer 42 38 

May make by-laws for government of 43 38 

Shall hold regular meetings, when 43 38 

May hold special meetings 43 38 

Shall have custody of school property 44 38 

Shall have power to convey by deed, etc 44 39 

Shall have power to transact business, etc 44 39 

Shall sign warrants for payment of debts, etc 44 39 

Shall sign and execute deeds for district 44 39 

Shall call special meetings of voters, when J 56 87 

Shall carry out voters' directions 158 88 

Shall appoint a clerk of board j)ro tempore 49 32 

Shall not sign warrant for teachers' wages, when 52 44 

Shall not contract debts, when 46 39 

Shall withhold warrant for last month's salary, when > 58 44 

Shall make a written order for employment of teacher 55 45 

May determine length of school day 66 48 

Shall furnish free text-boolis, when 106 61 

Shall adopt rules governing free text-books 108 61 

May levy special tax not exceeding five mills 112 63 

May order a special election to vote special tax 112 64 

Sha 11 pay district clerks for services, when 50 43 

Shall not audit accounts of clerk, when 50 43 

May borrow money and issue bonds of district 117 66 

Shall certify result of bond election to county treasurer 119 67 

Shall canvas bids for bonds 120 68 

Shall deliver bonds to treasurer 120 68 

Shall cause bonds to be printed or lithographed 123 69 

Shall cause clerk to post notices, when 131 74 

DiEECTORS— Boards of Union Districts : 

Shall consist of whom 9 18 

General powers and duties 10 19 

Shall establish course of study 11 19 

May levy tax for certain purposes 10 19 

May levy tax.for certain purposes 112 64 

Disbursements— Funds agricultural college 205 105 

Display of U. S. Flag 180 94 

Dissection : 

When permitted 179 94 

Penalties for 173 92 

Allowable— when 2 125 

Duties: 

Of superintendent of public instruction 22 23 

Of state board of education 27 28 

Of board of higher education 28 29 

Of county superintendents 33 30 

Of school directors 40 36 

Of school directors in cities of 10,000 92 56 

Of school clerk , 49 40 

Of secretary of board in cities of 10,000 : 84 54 

Of county treasurer 59 45 

Of board of regents, university of Washington 186 97 

Of board of regents, agricultural college 193 100 

Of trustees, normal schools 215 107 

Of principal, normal schools 218 109 

Of trustees, school for defective youth 231 113 

Of directors, school for defective youth 249 116 



INDEX TO CODE. 225 

E. 

EUECTiONs: Sec. Page. 

Of Superintendent of Public Instruction 20 23 

Of county superintendent 30 29 

Of school district directors 39 35 

Of school district clerk 48 40 

In cities of 10,000 77 52 

In cities of 10,000 78 52 

Blbctions, est CiTrES OP 10,000 : 

Voter may be challenged — method of procedure 12 123 

Board must appoint judges and clerk for each voting precinct 13 123 

Board to appoint suitable voting places 15 124 

Act in relation to cities of 10,000 not repealed by this act 16 124 

ELBcnoNS— General : 

Date of annual 149 84 

Notice of time and place 150 84 

Polls open, when 150 84 

Oaths of election officers 151 85 

Ballots 152 85 

Challenges 153 86 

Qualification of electors 153 86 

Registration of voters 153 86 

Declaring results of 154 86 

Imperfect ballots 154 87 

Certificates of 155 87 

Tie votes .• 155 87 

Poll sheets sent to county superintendent 154 87. 

EiiECTiONS — Special : 

For what 156 87 

How called 149 84 

Where held 157 88 

Ten days' notice : 157 88 

Directors to carry out result 158 88 

Election to vote bonds 118 66 

Election to validate 129 72 

Location of polls 130 72 

Notice of election to be given 131 74 

Eligibilitt : 

Of members of State Board of Education 24 27 

Of deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction 23 27 

Of county superintendent of common schools 31 30 

Of school directors 39 35 

Of applicants for certificates, state 138 79 

Of applicants for certificates, common school 141 81 

Of teachers 51 43 

Embbgbnct Clause 258 118 

EsTRATS— Moneys received from sale of, go into general school fund 133 

Examinations : 

Fee 103 60 

Penalty for disclosing questions 159 89 

Examinations : 

County 140 80 

State 138 79 

State 27 29 

Papers forwarded to State Superintendent 143 82 

For admission to normal school '• ■ • 224 112 

Examinations — Grammar School — ( Eighth Grade ) : 

County superintendent must appoint examiners 1 130 

Eligibility of examiners 1 130 

Assistant examiners 1 130 

Duty of examiners 2 130 

Compensation of examiners 3 130 

EXECTTTivE Committee — School for defective youth 242 115 

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226 • INDEX TO CODE. 

Expenses Regents: Sec. Page. 

Agricultural college 203 104 

University of Washington 186 98 

Experiment Station 193 101 

Same 191 101 

F 

Faculty— University of Washington. 187 98 

Fees : 

For certificates, county 142 82 

For certificates, state 138 80 

For diplomas.. . ._ 138 80 

First Grade Certificates 137 78 

Fines— (See Penalties). 

Fines : 

Go into general school fund — 133 

Go into public school fund 3 129 

Flags— Shall be displayed 180 94 

Forms— (See page 201). 

G 

Graded Schools 72 50 

Governor : 

Shall appoint members State Board of Education 24 27 

Shall appoint regents of university 184 96 

Shall be ex officio visitor agricultural college 191 99 

Shall be ex officio advi&ory regent agricultural college 207 105 

Shall appoint regents, agricultural college 194 101 

Shall appoint trustees normal schools 212 J07 

Guardians— (See Parents and Guardians). 

H. 

He or His— Construed to mean she or hers 176 93 

High Schools : 

Shall be maintained 1 13 

Course of Study for 27 28 

Part of common schools 64 * 48 

In cities of 10,000 92 57 

Connection v^ith university ' 183 96 

Holidays 56 45 

Holder of Bonds— To notify treasurer 125 70 

Holder of Warrants— May exchange for bonds 134 76 

Hygiene- Penalty for not teaching 162 89 

Hygienfj— Penalty for not enforcing law 163 90 

I. 

Indians — Not enumerated 49 41 

Indigent Parents 40 37 

Indigent Parents 92 57 

Indigent Pupils — School for Defective Youth 255 117 

Institute — County : 

Must be held, when 99 60 

May be held in what counties 100 60 

Length of session 101 60 

Compensation of teachers 102 60 

Institute fund 103 60 

Expenses, how paid 104 61 

Compulsory attendance at 99 60 

Penalty for non-attendance 168 91 

J. 

Janitor: 

Relating to contagious diseases 68 49 

Employed in cities of 10,000 92 57 



INDEX TO CODE. 227 

Judges of Election: sec. Page. 

How chosen , 151 §5 

Shall take oath , ]51 35 

Shall canvass returns 154 86 

Shall administer oath to voters 153 86 

K. 

Kindbbgj^men 181 95 

Kindness TO Animals — To inculcate 65 48 

Laws— (See Code of Public Instruction). 
Length of School Term: 

In all districts 70 49 

In incorporated towns v 70 49 

In cities of 10,000 92 57 

Levy of State Tax— Limited to five mills Ill 63 

LiBBABT — Fees for normal school 223 11 1 

Life Diplomas 137 78 

Licenses — LicLuor : 

36 per cent, of proceeds go into county scoool fund 133 

M. 
Meetings— (See Elections). 

Of State Board of Education 25 28 

Of school district directors 43 38 

Of school district directors 86 55 

Of regents, University of "Washington 185 97 

Of regents, Agricultural College 195 102 

Of trustees. Normal School ! 217 108 

Of trustees. School for Defective Youth 236 114 

Of trustees, School for Defective Youth— special 239 114 

Manual Training School 219 109 

Model School 219 109 

, Mongolians— Shall not he enumerated 49 41 

N. 

Non-Sectarian Control of Common Schools 110 62 

Non-Sectabion Control of University 188 99 

Normal Diploma from University , 186 97 

Normal Schools: 

Establishment 212 107 

Corporate title 212 107 

Trustees, appointment 213 107 

Trustees, term 213 107 

Trustees, officers 214 107 

Trustees, hy-laws , 214 107 

Trustees, no interest in contracts 227 112 

Trustees, quorum 214 107 

Trustees, duties 215 107 

Trustees, meetings -. 216 108 

Bearding houses 216 108 

Principals, duties 218 10.9 

Principals, expenses 218 109 

Principals, annual meetings ', 225 112 

»- Model school 219 109 

Manual training school 219 109 

Diplomas and certificates 220 109 

Diplomas and certificates may be revoked 222 111 

Tuition, to residents 221 110 

Tuition, to non-residents 221 110 

Courses of study 222 110 

School year 222 111 

Text-books 223 111 

Library fee 223 111 

Eequirements for admission 224 112 

Biennial report 226 112 



228 INDEX TO CODE. 

o. 

Oath of Office: . Sec. Page. 

School district officers 61 47 

Attached to certificates of election 155 87 

OAa?H OF Office— Regents agricultural college 202 104 

Officers— Agricultural College : Duties 196 102 

Officers— Named 19 22 

Superintendent of Public Instruction "• 20 23 

State Board of Education 24 27 

Board of higher education 28 29 

County superintendent 30 29 

School district directors , 39 35 

School district clerk 48 40 

Teachers 51 43 

County Treasurer 59 45 

General provisions relating to 60 47 

Penalty for not turning over property 165 90 

Official Year— School for defective youth 245 115 

Official Rulings : 

By attorney general 197 

By Superintendent of Public Instruction 198 

OTJTLiNE--Of Public School System 5 

P. 

Parents or Guardians : 

Shall be liable for damages to school property. 172 93 

Shall send children to school 71 49 

Penalty for failure to send children to school 171 91 

Shall not insult or abuse teacher, penalty for 169 91 

Shall send defective youth to state school for 254 117 

May educate defective youth at home, when 254 117 

Penalty for neglect to educate defective youth 256 117 

Penalties : 

For breach of penal laws 113 64 

For disclosing examination questions ■- 159 89 

For failure to make county superintendent's report 160 89 

For failure to turn over fines, etc 161 89 

For failure to teach hygiene , 162 89 

For failure to teach hygiene 163 90 

For failure to make clerk's report 164 90 

For failure to deliver property 165 90 

For failure to enforce course of study 166 91 

For failure to enforce course of study 174 92 

For maltreating pupils 167 91 

For non-attendance at institute 168 91 

For abusing teacher 169 91 

For disturbing school 170 91 

For non-attendance at school 171 91 

For defacing property 172 92 

For practicing vivisection 173 ' 92 

For failure to use text-books 174 92 

For failure to maintain school 175 92 

For failure to report defective youth 256 117 

For damage to books, normal school 223 111 

For violation of certain act 7 128 

For employing illiterate children 10 128 

Districts forfeit 25 per cent, of school fund for violating certain act 12 129 

Physiology and Hygiene : 

Must be taught ; penalty for failure 162 89 

Must be taught ; neglect or refusal 163 90 

Preference Right to Purchase School House Site 8 17 

President— Of state board of education ; Superintendent of Public Instruction.. 22 24 

President— Of board of city directors : 

Shall be elected, when 80 54 

Duties of 82 5 



INDEX TO CODE. 229 

PrincipajlsINormal Schools: Sec. Page. 

Duties ■ 218 109 

Expenses 218 109 

Annual meeting 225 112 

Principal : 

Graded schools 73 72 

Shall report in lieu of teacher 52 44 

Property— Penalty for defacing 172 92 

Prosecuting Attorney — Shall enforce law regarding hygiene 163 90 

Pupils : 

Age of admission 64 48 

Shall pursue course of study 69 49 

Shall comply with rules 69 49 

Penalty attached to violation of rules 69 49 

Penalty for damaging school property 172 92 

Shall be excluded from school, when 68 49 

Penalty for maltreating 167 91 

Q. 

Qualification — C See Eligibiity) . 

Questions' for"^eachers' Examinations : 

Penalty for disclosing 159 89 

Shall he prepared by State Board of Education 27 28 

Shall be distributed by the Superintendent of Public Instruction 22 26 

Quorum— Directors in cities of 10,000 90 56 

R. 

Regents : 

Agricultural college, duties 193 100 

Agricultural college, expenses 203 104 

Agricultural college bonds 194 101 

Agricultural college, residence 194 102 

University of Washington, to consist of 184 96 

University of Washington 185 97 

University of Washington 186 97 

Register — Teachers — must keep 53 44 

Registration of Certificate 147 81 

Registration of Voters— In cities of 10,000 : 

Only registered voters shall vote at school elections 78 53 

Only registered voters shall vote at school elections 153 86 

Women must register 1 119 

Secretary of board must supervise registration 2 119 

Board of education must furnish blanks .• 3 119 

Registration books open, when 4 119 

Books closed — Notice of 4 120 

Registration required but once each year 5 120 

Registration districts must be defined 6 120 

Form to be observed in registration 7 121 

Voters must register in person 8 122 

Statement verified by oath 9 122 

Penalty for false oath 10 122 

Voter moving to new district must transfer registration 11 122 

Reneytal of Certificates 144 82 

Hequirements : 

For certificate, state 138 79 

For certificate, county 141 81 

For admission to normal schools. 1 224 112 

For admission to university 183 96 

Revocation of Certificates 148 84 

Repeals- Acts relating to public school system 257 117 

Reports : 

Of Superintendent of Public Instruction, biennial, when made 22 28 

Of normal schools 226 112 

Of university of Washington 186 97 



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Page. 


22 


26 


204 


105 


33 


31 


33 


31 


247 


115 


49 


40 


49 


41 


252 


116 


52 


44 


52 


44 


74 


51 


59 


45 


85 


55 


92 


58 


97 


59 


40 


36 


54 


44 



230 INDEX TO CODE. 

'Rweo'Ris—Contlmted. 

Of private and sectarian schools, or state institutions, annual 

Of agricultural college regents 

Of county superintendents, annual 

All statements required by State Superintendent 

Of school for defective youth 247 

Of school district clerk, annual 

To superior judge 

Defective youth 252 

Of teachers 

Of teacher, principal, or city superintendent. 

Of principal or city superintendent 

Of county treasurer to county superintendent 

Of secretary of city board 

Of city board of directors, annual 

To county commissioners 

Revenue— ( See School Funds.) 

Rules —For common schools : (See page 195.) 

Directors shall enforce 

Teachers shall enforce 

S. 

Schools— Common. 

A uniform system consisting of, shall be maintained 1 13 

Penalty for not maintaining 175 93 

Administration of system, by whom 19 22 

A common school defined 64 48 

Shall be open, to whom 64 48 

Shall be taught in the English langTiage 65 48 

Instruction shall be given, in what branches 65 48 

Attention to kindness to animals 65 48 

Pupils and teachers excluded from, when 68 49 

Pupils must comply with regulations of 69 49 

Pupils may be expelled from 68 49 

School, day and month 66 48 

School year defined 67 49 

Penalty for disturbing 170 91 

Free from sectarian control ; 110 62 

School Fob Defective Youth : 

Establishment , 228 113 

Free to resident youth 229 113 

Admission of non-resident youth 251 116 

Trustees, consist of 230 113 

Trustees, general control 231 113 

Trustees, how appointed 232 113 

Trustees, term of office 232 113 

Trustees, vacancies, how filled 233 113 

Trustees, how constituted 234 114 

Trustees, notice of appointment 235 114 

Trustees, regular meetings 236 114 

Trustees, special meetings 239 114 

Trustees, notice of meetings 241 115 

Trustees, quorum 240 115 

Trustees, by-laws 238 114 

Trustees, executive committee, meetings 242 115 

Trustees, executive committee, duties 243 115 

Trustees, no interest in contracts , 244 115 

Official year 245 115 

School year 246 115 

Biennial report 247 115 

Director, qualifications 248 116 

Director, duties 249 116 

Director, removal 250 116 

Duties of district clerk 252 116 

Duties of county superintendent . . 253 116 



INDEX TO CODE. 231 

School For Defective Yoxs'l-b.— Continued. Sec. Page. 

Compulsory attendance 254 117 

Expenses of indigent pupils 255 117 

Penalty for neglect of law 256 117 

School year, for school for defective youth 246 115 

School Revenues : (See School Funds). 

State fund, permanent, derived from 109 61 

Interest on permanent state fund, rentals, etc 110 62 

All losses to, a permanent debt 110 62 

Annual state tax 1] 62 

Fines for breach of penal laws 113 64 

Special taxes, how levied, 112 63 

State tax levy limited to five mills Ill 63 

Warrants paid in the order of presentation 114 65 

Warrants may be exchanged for bonds, when 134 76 

Schools— Graded and high: 

Board of directors in districts united 9 18 

Funds and other property of united districts 13 20 

Board of districts must meet and organize, when 15 21 

Clerk of districts united shall notify county superintendents 15 21 

Each incorporated city or town one district 72 50 

Shall, when incorporated, maintain six months' school 70 49 

Territory when bonded may not be transferred 72 50 

Directors appoint principal, grade school, etc 73 50 

Limits of district 72 50 

Principal employed, when 73 50 

Directors establish course of study 73 50 

City superintendent to be employed, when 74 51 

School Districts: 

Term defined, how designated, all districts legalized 3 14 

New districts, how formed; appeals 4 14 

Change of boundaries, appeals 5 17 

Must not contain less than four sections 6 17 

May purchase school house site . 7 17 

Shall have preference right to purchase site 8 17 

Boundaries of, harmonized by county superintendent 33 3 

Must maintain school three months 70 49 

New districts entitled to money, when 115 65 

Organization of, ceases and determines, when 115 65 

New district entitled to division of old district funds, when 116 65 

New district entitled to its proportion of special tax 1 16 65 

Districts not entitled to funds, when 115 65 

District shall forfeit 25 per cent, of funds, when 174 92 

May issue bonds 117 66 

School Districts— Consolidated districts: 

Directors of the several districts constitute the directors of 12 20 

Entitled to funds and property of old districts 13 20 

Old districts shall retain corporate existence, when •. — 14 20 

Ofittcers of, shall meet and organize 15 21 

Joint districts: 

When formed and how designated by number 16 21 

Form of organization 17 21 

Reports made to each county superintendent affected 18 22 

For purposes of apportionment shall lie in county containing school house. . . 18 22 

Union school: 

Districts, how formed 9 18 

Directors of, shall consist of whom 9 18 

Board of directors, how organized 9 is 

Powers and duties of boards of 10 19 

Clerk shall report the organization to county superintendent 10 19 

Course of study in, determined by board of directors 11 19 



232 INDEX TO CODE. 

School Districts— In cities of 10,000 or more inhabitants: Sec. Page. 

May include territory adjacent to cities 75 51 

How designated and known 75 51 

Shall be a body corporate 75 51 

Property of districts shall vest in new district 75 51 

Directors of, shall have control of all property 75 51 

School Funds: 

How apportioned by Superintendent of Public Instruction 22 25 

How apportioned by county superintendent ; 33 32 

Not apportioned to districts failing to have school 175 93 

From what sources dirived 109 62 

Exclusively for current use of schools 110 62 

Losses to, shall be a permanent bebt upon the state 110 62 

School Laws— (See Code of Public Instruction). 

School Meeting— Penalty for disturbance of 170 91 

School Meeting — (See meetings). 
School Officbks : 

May administer oaths in certain cases 61 47 

Shall deliver property to successor 60 47 

Shall take oath of offlce 61 47 

Authority validated 63 48 

Second Grade Cbbtificates 137 78 

Secretary— State board of education : 

Shall be elected by board 27 29 

Shall keep a record of proceedings 27 29 

Shall flle certified copy of record with Suprintendent of Public Instruction. 27 29 
Secretary— City board of directors : 

Shall not be a member of the board 80 54 

Salary of 80 54 

May be removed, how, and by whom 80 54 

Duties of 84 54 

Shall give bond and take oath 85 55 

Shall make reports from time to time 85 55 

Shall take census, may appoint census enumerators 93 58 

Shall act as purchasing agent : 85 55 

Shall be supervisor of buildings 85 55 

Register voters 2 119 

Administer oaths : 9 122 

Superintendent— City : 

Shall be elected, in cities of 10,000 or more, by vive voce vote 81 54 

Compensation, fixed by board of directors 92 56 

Shall report to Superintendent of Public Instruction 74 51 

Report of, accepted in lieu of teacher's report 52 44 

Shall supervise graded schools 74 51 

Special Certificates 137 79 

Special Tax 112 63 

State Certificates 137 78 

State Certificates 138 79 

State Certificates Without Examination 139 80 

State School Fund 109 61 

State Constitution 137 

Superintendent of Common Schools, County : 

Shall give number to consolidated district 12 20 

Shall record boundaries of 12 20 

Shall certify organization of, to whom , 12 20 

Shall post notices and conduct hearing for formation of joint districts 17 21 

Shall certify consent for forming joint district 17 22 

Shall call jointly election for formation of joint districts 17 21 

May order segregation of reports from joint districts 18 22 

Eligibility of candidates for 31 30 

Shall countersign contracts of teachers 33 31 

Shall approve contracts for furniture, charts, etc., as to quality and price 40 36 

Shall pay examination fees to county treasurer 103 60 

Election of, tenure of ofQce, oath, bond 30 29 

May appoint a deputy 30 30 



INDEX TO CODE. 233 

Superintendent of Common Schools, Covsty— Continued. Sec. Page. 

Vacancy in office of. how filled 30 30 

Shall exercise supervision over schools 33 ,30 

Shall visit schools 33 ' 31 

Shall distribute blanks, circulars, etc 33 31 

Shall enforce course of study, regulations, etc 33 31 

Keep on file reports of Superintendent of Public Instruction 33 31 

Shall keep a record of offlclal acts 38 31 

Shall preserve all reports of school officers 33 31 

Shall administer oaths 33 31 

Shall keep record of contracts to teach 33 31 

Shall forward manuscripts of persons examined 143 82 

Shall make annual report to the Superintendent of Public Instruction 33 31 

Shall keep transcript of and harmonize school district boundaries 33 32 

Snail furnish to clerks description of boundaries 33 32 

Shall appoint; school officers, when 33 32 

Shall apportion school funds, how, when 33 32 

Shall grant temporary certificates and conduct examinations 33 32 

Shall grant special certificates, when 33 32 

Shall give notice of examination of teachers 33 32 

Shall require all reports to be made promptly 34 33 

Shall see that teachers' and clerks' records are properly kept 34 33 

Shall require oaths of school district officers to be filed 34 33 

Shall report directory of school district officers to county treasurer 34 33 

Shall keep office open certain days and hours 35 33 

Shall forfeit ?50 for failure to make report 160 89 

Shall send transcript of record in case of appeal 36 34 

Shall receive mileage, for, when 38 34 

May form new districts, how 4 14 

May change boundaries of districts, how 5 16 

Shall certify action to county commissioners, when 5 17 

Shall apportion money to new school district, when 116 65 

Shall deduct 25 per cent, of district funds, when 174 92 

Shall appoint directors to fill vacancies, when 33 32 

Shall decide cases of appeal 47 40 

Shall apoint clerk to fill vacancy 48 40 

Shall certify to directors, quarterly, of clerk's reports 50 43 

Shall appoint school officers on failure to elect 33 32 

Shall make a record of school district boundaries and assign a number 12 20 

Shall hold institutes and teachers' meetings 33 33 

Shall keep detailed account of institute expenses 104 61 

Shall see that fines, penalties, etc., are reported 161 89 

Shall forbid payment of warrants in certain cases 162 89 

Shall preserve certificates of elections 155 87 

Shall examine accounts of city districts, when 91 56 

Shall report defective youth 253 116 

Liability for failure to report defective youth 256 117 

Penalty for not making report 160 89 

Superintendent oe Public Instruction : 

When elected, term of office 20 23 

.Shall supervise all matters relating to public schools 22 23 

Shall receive salary of $2,500 per annum 21 23 

Shall report to governor, biennially, what 22 23 

Shall distribute biennial reports 22 24 

Shall prepare, have printed and distribute blanks, forms, books, etc 22 24 

Shall travel, visit schools, deliver addresses, etc 22 24 

Shall submit statement of expenses to State Auditor : 22 24 

Shall have printed laws, with forms • 22 24 

Shall be ex officio president of state board of education 22 24 

Shall hold convention of county superintendents biennially 22 25 

Shall apportion state school fund, how : 22 25 

Shall require reports from private and state institutions of learning 22 26 

Shall keep directory of regents, trustees, teachers and faculties 22 26 

Shall grade examination papers and issue certificates to applicants 22 26 

Shall keep on file papers and records relative to educational aflairs 22 27 



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StrPERiNTBNDBNT OF PUBLIC lusTRVCTiON— Continued. Sec. Page. 

May make certified copies of official papers 22 27 

Shall decide points of school law, and publish rulings and decisions 22 27 

Shall deliver all records to successor 22 27 

May employ a stenographer and appoint a deputy 23 27 

Shall render decisions on appeals 36 34 

Superior Judge : 

Shall remove children not sent to school 177 94 

Shall summon parents or guardians to show cause 171 91 

T. 

Taxes : 

Annual levy in cities of 10,000 97 59 

Limit of levy in cities of 10,000 *. 98 59 

Annual levy of state school fund Ill 63 

Limit of levy of state school fund Ill 63 

Special tax levy 112 63 

County commissioners to levy interest fund on bonds 121 69 

Teachers : 

Who are qualified teachers 51 43 

Shall report to county superintendent on making contract 52 43 

Shall make report at close of term or school year 52 44 

Shall file copy of report with clerk before last month's salary can be paid. . . 52 44 

Principal or city superintendent may report in lieu of 52 44 

Shall keep register and make statistical summaries 53 44 

Shall enforce course of study and rules 54 44 

Shall be employed only on written order of board 55 45 

Must hold a legal certificate in force for full period of contract 55 45 

Not required to teach holidays or Saturdays 56 45 

Shall maintain order 57 45 

May suspend pupils 57 45 

Shall teach morality, patriotism, etc 58 45 

Shall not maltreat pupils 167 91 

May dismiss primary pupils, when 66 48 

Shall be excluded from school, when 68 49 

Must attend institute 99 60 

Shall be entitled to compensation while at institute if teaching 102 60 

Shall forfeit certificate for non-attendance at institute 168 91 

Shall be exempt from maltreatment of parents and others 169 91 

Penalty for abusing 169 91 

Teacher's Institutes : 

Must be held annually in certain counties 99 60 

May be held annually, when 100 60 

Duration of session 101 60 

Expenses of institute, how paid 104 61 

All teachers must attend 99 60 

Institute fund consists of examination fees and $200 from county funds 103 60 

Temporary certificates 137 79 

Temporary certificates— Upon what evidence granted 146 83 

Text-Books : 

By whom adopted 105 61 

Cities of 10,000 may adopt additional text-books 92 56 

Penalty for failure to use state books 174 92 

For normal schools 223 111 

Free Text-Books : 

Furnishing of, directors may furnish , 106 61 

Directors may levy tax 107 61 

Director,* may acquire books by purchase or donation 107 61 

Directors shall furnish books and adopt rules 108 61 

Treasurer— County : 

Shall be ex officio treasurer of school districts 59 45 

Shall receive, hold and pay out money 59 46 

Shall certify, quarterly, funds to be apportioned 59 46 

Shall make annual report to county superintendent 59 46 



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Tebasitbeb— County — Continued. Sec. Page. 

Shall register school warrants 69 46 

Shall endorse warrants when not paid 59 46 

Shall advertise warrants quarterly 59 47 

Shall neither pay nor register warrants improperly drawn 62 47 

Shall be ex officio treasurer of city districts 88 55 

Shall submit to secretary of city district a quarterly report 88 55 

Shall credit examination fees to institute fund 103 60 

Shall collect and hold school funds 112 64 

Shall collect special taxes 112 64 

Shall pay warrants according to their presentation 114 65 

Shall receive all fines and place same to credit of proper district 113 64 

Shall transmit funds to State Treasurer 113 64 

Shall receive moneys paid by school district officers 42 38 

Shall advertise school bonds for sale ., 119 67 

Shall register school bonds 119 67 

Shall canvass bids for bonds 120 68 

Shall deliver bonds to purchaser and receive proceeds 120 68 

Shall pay interest on bonds when due, and report 122 69 

Shall notify holders of bonds of redemption 125 70 

Shall publish notices, pay and cancel bonds 127 71 

Shall deliver canceled bonds to directors 127 71 

Truant Opficers: 

Must be appointed itfcities of 10,000 3 126 

Shall make complaint in certain cases 3 127 

Must visit establishments where children are employed 8 128 

Shall demand names of children employed 9 128 

Trustees : 

Normal Schools./ 213 107 

School for defective youth 230 113 

Tuition: 

Normal schools 221 110 

School for defective youth 229 113 

School for defective youth 251 116 

University of Washington 183 96 

U. 

University of Washington : 

Establishment 182 95 

Subjects taught 183 95 

Tuition free 183 96 

Admission of students 183 96 

Board of regents, to consist of 184 96 

Board of regents, term of offloe 184 96 

Board of regents, vacancy 184 96 

Board of regents, oath of office 184 97 

Board of regents, organization 185 97 

Board of regents, meetings 185 97 

Board of regents, powers and duties 186 97 

Board of regents, general control 186 97 

Board of regents, to prescribe courses of study 186 97 

Board of regents, to grant diplomas 186 97 

Board of regents, to receive gifts and gratuities 186 98 

Board of regents, to give bonds to war department 186 98 

Board of regents, to make biennial report 186 98 

Board of regents, expenses of 186 98 

Faculty 187 98 

Non-sectarian control • 188 99 

Attorney general, legal adviser 189 99 

Union Schools : 

How formed 9 18 

Directors of 9 1^ 

Directors, how organized 9 18 

Directors, how organized 10 19 



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Union Schools— Continued. Sec. Page. 

Directors may levy tax 10 19 

May prescribe course of study 10 19 

Teachers of, must make report 11 19 

V. 

Vacancies : 

On state board of education 26 28 

County superintendent 30 30 

School district director 39 36 

School district clerk 48 40 

School directors in cities of 10,000 89 55 

Regents, university of Washington 184 96 

Regents, agricultural college 194 101 

Trustees, normal schools 213 107 

Trustees, school for defective youth 233 113 

Vaccination— Required 92 57 

Validation : 

Of school officers" authority ; 63 48 

Of certificates and diplomas 136 78 

Validation of Debts : 

School districts may validate, when 128 71 

Directors shall provide for, by resolution 129 72 

Three-flfths vote neecessary 129 72 

Directors shall determine voting places 130 72 

Election for, how held 130 72 

Judges of election shall count and certify vote 130 74 

Clerk shall post notices of election 131 74 

Directors may issue bonds 132 75 

Interest shall not exceed six per cent 132 75 

Directors shall determine the amount and character of bonds 133 75 

Warrants may be exchanged for bonds 134 76 

Directors shall notify the county treasurer 135 76 

Annual expense thereafter not to exceed revenue 135 77 

County commissioners shall levy tax, when 135 77 

Vice Peesidbnt : 

Of directors in cities of 10,000 80 . 54 

Duties of 83 54 

Vivisection— Penalty for 173 92 

Forbidden, except in dental or medical department of school 1 125 

W. 

War Department — Bonds to, by regents of university 186 98 

Warrants : 

Shall be registered 59 45 

Improperly drawn, not paid 62 47 

Order of payment 114 65 

May be exchanged for bonds 134 76 

Women Eligible: 

To school offices 176 93 

Must register '. 1 119 



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Absconding Debtors —Not privileged from imprisonment for debt 17 

Absence — Of governor, duties devolve upon lieutenant governor 10 

Of governor and lieutenant governor, duties devolve upon secretary of 

state 10 

Of judical officer, shall work forfeiture of ofQce 8 

Of othei persons in certain cases, shall not effect residence for purpose of 

voting or election to of&ee 4 

ACCEPTANCE of Certain offices under U. S. to vacate seat in legislature 14 

Accused : 

Rights of, to defense in criminal prosecutions 22 

Rights of, in removal from office hy legislature 9 

Act: 

Not to be revised or amended, unless set forth in full 37 

May become a law, how 12 

Actions, Suits, Contracts, Etc. : 

Not to be affected by change in form of government 1 

Pending, to be transferred to state courts 5 

All pending actions, with papers, etc., to be transferred to proper courts. 8 
Pending actions in supreme court of territory transferred to supreme 

court of state 8 27 189 

Adjournment of Legislature : 

For want of quorum 8 

Powers restricted as to time and place 11 

Adoption of Children shall not be authorized by special acts of legislature 28 

Advice and Consent op Senate— Appointment of officers for state institu- 
tions to be by and with 1 13 177 

Affirmation : ( See Oath.) 

Alienation OF Franchise — Not to relieve corporations from liabilities 8 12 173 

Aliens : 

Ownership of land by, prohibited except in certain cases 33 

Corporations aliens, if majority of stock is owned by aliens 33 

Amendment to Charter of Town by special legislation, prohibited 28 

Amendments to Constitution : 

Proposed in either house 1 

Two-thirds vote necessary in each house 1 

Votes to be taken by ayes and noes 1 

Must be ratified by electors at general election 1 

Must be voted upon separately 1 

Must be published three months before election 1 

Amendments to Bills : 

May be made in either house 20 

Not to change scope or object of original bill 38 

Annulment of Marriage : 

Appellate jurisdiction of supreme court 4 

Original jurisdiction of superior courts 6 

Appellate Jurisdiction : 

Of supreme court 4 

Of superior court 6 

Of superior court over decisions of probate court 10 

Appointment : 

To office under U. S., effect on legislator if office is accepted 14 

Of officers of state institutions, to be made by governor 1 

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Apportionment : Sec. 

Of legislators to be made after each census 3 

Persons excluded 3 

or legislature 

Appropriations : 

Necessary to draw money from state treasury 4 

Payment to be made, when 4 

Sum and object to be specified 4 

Can be made for capitol building 3 

Area Reserved : 

Between harbor line and line of high tide 1 

Restrictions on sale by state 1 

Arms — Right of people to bear 24 

Army — Standing, not to be kept 81 

Arrest : 

Members of legislature privileged from 16 

Except for certain crimes 16 

Electors privileged from, on election day, except 5 

Members of militia priviledged from, when ; 5 

Artificial L,ight — Right of cities to contract debt for 6 

Assemblages of People — Right to assemble peaceably not to be abridged. . 4 

Assessment : 

Appellate jurisdiction of supreme court 4 

Original jurisdiction of superior court 6 

Uniform and equal rate of, to be established ( see Tax, Taxation ) 2 

Assignment of counties to each judge of superior court 5 

Association : 

Included in term " corporations " 5 

May organize to construct telegraph and telephone lines 19 

Combination to fix price, limit production, etc., of any product prohibited 22 

Attainder, Bills of — Prohibited 23 

Attorney General: 

When and by whom elected 1 

Term of office 3 

Duties of 21 

Salary of 21 

May be removed for Incompetency, etc., by legislature 9 

Rights of accused 9 

Liable to impeachment 2 

Auditor : 

When and by whom elected 1 

Term of office 3 

Duties of 20 

Salary of 20 

Must reside, where 24 

Office may be abolished by legislature 25 

Ayes and Noes: 

To be taken in voting upon nominations by governor for officers of state 

institutions 1 

And entered on the journal 1 

On proposed amendment to constitution 1 

To be entered on journal 1 

(See Yeas and Nays.) 

B. 

Bail: 

Excessive not to be required 14 

Allowed on sufficient sureties 20 

Except for capital oflenses 20 

Ballot: 

All elections to be by 6 

Form of. for separate articles voted on 18 

Banking Corporations: 

Liability of stockholders of 11 

Liability of any officer of, for re,ceiving deposit after knowledge of in- 
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Beds and Shobes of Navigable Waters — State asserts ownership of 1 

BiENNiAX, sessions of legislature 12 

Bill : 

No law except by bill 18 

To embrace only one subject 19 

May originate, where ■ 20 

Requisites at flnal passage of 22 

Must be signed by 32 

Limitation of time for introduction 36 

To be presented to governor for approval 12 

Governor may sign or veto 12 

Passage over veto 12 

When to become law 12 

Bonds: 

County, city, township, etc., not to own stocks or bonds of corporation. . . 7 

Of corporations not to be issued except for money, property or labor 6 

Executed to the territory to pass to the state 4 

Boundaries of state 

Bribbrt : 

To be punished how 30 

Compulsory testimony in cases of 30 

A disqualification for ofttee 30 

Bureau of Statistics, Agriculture, etc., to be established by legislature 34 

Bureau of Vital Statistics to be established by legislature 1 

C. 

Canal Companies (See Railroads.) 

Capitol Buildings — No appropriation to be made for, until, when 3 

Capital Offense — Bailable, when 20 

Census— ( See Enumeration and Inhabitants.) 

Certiorari: 

J urisdiction of supreme court 4 

Jurisdiction of superior court 6 

Change in Name by special legislation prohibited 28 

Charter : 

Cannot be amended by special legislation 28 

Void for want of organization 2 

Not to be extended. 3 

( See City.) 

Chief Justice of Supreme Court: 

Who to be 3 

Must preside on trial of impeachment, when 1 

Citt: 

Power to levy tax for local improvements 9 

Power to assess and collect taxes 9 

Assessment, how ascertained 6 

Charter of, how obtained 10 

To be submitted to electors of 10 

Approval of majority of electors necessary 10 

To be published 10 

Election for adoption to be upon notice 10 

May be amended 10 

Alternate articles may be voted on separately 10 

Civil Actions: 

Liimitation of, by special acts prohibited 28 

Number of jurors in 21 

Number necessary for verdict 21 

Parties may waive jury 21 

Classification of judges of supreme court by lot 3 

Clerk : 

Of supreme court, judges to appoint 22 

But legislature may provide for election 22 

Salary of, to be provided by law 22 

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Combination : Sec. 

By common carriers to share earnings, prohibited 14 

To affect price, production or transportation of any commodity, prohibited. 22 

Commander in Chief of military 8 

Commissioner of Public Lands: 

When and by whom elected 1 

Term of office 3 

Salary of 23 

Duties of 23 

Records of, to be kept at state capital 24 

Office may be abolished by legislature 25 

Commissions : 

To be signed by governor 15 

To be attested by Secretary of State 15 

Common Carriers: 

Railroad, canal and other transportation companies are 13 

And subject to legislative control 13 

Telegraph and telephone companies are 19 

(See Railroads.) 

Common School Fund: 

Revenue and income to be applied to common schools 2 

Revenue derived from, shall be applied to current use of 3 

Principal to remain permanent 3 

Derived from what source 3 

Legislature may provide for enlarging 3 

Losses occasioned by default, fraud, etc., to become a permanent funded 

debt against state 5 

Interest to be paid on debt, what 5 

Not to be loaned to anyone 5 

How to be invested 5 

Common Schools— Not subject to private or special acts 28 

( See Public Schools.) 

Commutation of Sentence: 

Each case of, to be reported by governor to legislature 11 

With reasons for granting the same 11 

Commutation op State Taxes prohibited 9 

Commutation Tickets — May be at special rates. 15 

Compensation : 

To be first made on taking property for public use 16 

To be made for right-of-way to use of corporations 16 

To be ascertained by a jury 16 

Of members of the legislature 23 

Extra, to any public officer cannot be granted 25 

Of public officers not to be changed during term 25 

Of state officers shall not be increased or diminished during term ( see 

salaries.) 25 

Conditions on foreign corporations 7 

Confession in Open Court— Eflect in treason 27 

Congress; 

Member of, not eligible to legislature 14 

Legislators elected to, must vacate seat 14 

To have exclusive legislation over lands of U. S 

Subject to certain conditions 

To have control of Indian lands 2 

Consent of Governed — Origin of just powers of government 1 

Consolidation of competing lines of railroads prohibited 16 

Constables — Legislature to fix salaries of certain 8 

Constitution: 

Of U. S. . supreme law of land 2 

Of state, provisions mandatory.. 29 

Modes of amending 1 

Convention to amend, may be called 2 

Mode of revising 2 

To be submitted to people 3 23 184 

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Co'NSTi'TTJTioN— Continued. Sec. Art. Page. 

Terms of oflcers, when to begin -. 16 27 192 

Contempt and Disorderly Behavior— Eacli house may punish for 9 12 142 

Contracts: 

Obligations of, not to be impaired 23 1 189 

Aflectingprice, production or transportation of any commodity prohibited, 22 12 176 

Existing, not to be affected by change in form of government 1 27 187 

Convention to Hevisb or amend: 

How and when formed 2 23 184 

To consist , 2 23 184 

Conviction: 

Not to work corruption of blood or forfeiture of estate 15 1 138 

On impeachment, two-thirds senators must concur 1 5 160 

Convict Labor: 

Not to be let out by contract 29 2 145 

To be provided for by legislature 29 2 145 

Copartnerships— Not to combine, etc., to affect the price, production or trans- 
portation of any commodity 22 12 176 

Coroners may or may not be salaried ofBcers 8 11 170 

Corporate Powers cannot be granted by special legislation 28 2 144 

Corporations : 

Equal privileges and immunities to : 12 1 138 

To pay compensation for right-of-way 16 1 138 

Shall not be relieved from debt by special acts. 28 2 144 

When alien 33 2 146 

Property to be taxed like that of individuals 3 7 163 

State not to surrender power to tax 4 7 163 

To be formed under general laws 1 12 172 

Lia,vs relating to, may be altered, amended or repealed 1 12 172 

May be regulated or restrained in their business 1 12 172 

Certain existing charters and franchises to be invalid 2 12 172 

Liability of stockholders of 4 12 172 

Of banking, etc., shall be individually and personally liable, etc 11 12 174 

Banking and insurance companies excepted 4 12 172 

Stockholders may be joined as parties defendant 4 12 172 

Term includes associations and joint stock companies 5 12 173 

May sue and be sued 5 12 173 

Restriction on issue of stocks or bonds 6 12 173 

Consent of stockholders necessary to increase of stock 6 12 173 

Notice to be given on increase of stock 6 12 173 

Foreign corporations not to be favored 7 12 173 

Not relieved from liability by lease or alienation of franchise 8 12 173 

State not to subscribe for stock of 9 12 173 

Subject to right of eminent domain 10 12 173 

Not to issue anything but lawful money of the United States 11 12 174 

Liabilitiesofstockholdersinbanking,insurance and ]oint stock companies 11 12 174 
Liabilities of ofBcers of banks for receiving deposits after knowledge of 

insolvency 12 12 174 

Right to organize and construct telegraph and telephone lines 19 12 175 

Combination affecting the price, production or transportation of any com- 
modity, prohibited 22 12 176 

(See Railroads.) 

Corrupting Legislators— (See Bribery.) 

Corruption IN Office —Who may be removed for 9 4 157 

Corruption of Blood — Conviction not to work 15 1 138 

County: 

Assignment of judges of superior court 5 4 154 

Existing to be legal subdivisions of state i 11 168 

Restrictions on formations of new 3 11 168 

Majority of voters necessary to reduce territory of 3 11 168 

Debts to be apportioned on enlargement or division of 3 11 168 

Not to apply to certain property or to affect creditors 3 11 168 

Legislature to provide a system of government for 4 11 169 

Organization under township 4 11 169 

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CovNTY—Confimied. Sec. Art. Page. 

Not to be relieved of proportionate share of taxes 9 11 170 

County. City or Township: 

Power of, to contract debts 6 

Limit of indebtedness 6 

Assent of three-fiftlis of voters necessary 6 

Assessment, how ascertained 6 

Restriction as to purpose 6 

May contract additional debts for water, etc 6 

Not to give or loan its credit, except 7 

Not to own stock or bonds of corporation, 7 

May enforce local police and sanitary regulations 11 

To assess and collect taxes 12 

Use of money by official, a felony 14 

All moneys to be deposited with the treasurer 15 

County Clerk: 

To be clerk of superior court 26 

Legislature to provide tor election of 5 

To prescribe duties, fix term and compensation 5 

To provide for strict accountability 5 

County Commissioners: 

May fill- vacancies in county, township, etc., oflfices (see County officers) . . 6 

County Lines— Change of, by special acts prohibited 28 

County Officers: 

Time of election of 8 

Election to be biennial 8 

Legislature to provide for election of 5 

Duties and term of office to be prescribed by law 5 

Compensation to be regulated 5 

Accountability for fees 5 

Not to hold office for more than two terms in succession 7 

Legislature to fix salaries of 8 

Who may or may not be salaried officers 8 

Guilty of felony for using money of county 14 

County Seat: 

Change of, by special act prohibited 28 

Proceeding for removal of 2 

Three-fifths vote required 2 

Proposition can be made but once in lour years 2 

County Commissioners: 

Judge of supreme court may appoint 23 

Authority and duties of 23 

Courts: 

Of record, what : 11 

Inferior, Legislature may prescribe jurisdiction of 12 

Credit : 

Of state not to be given or loaned 5 

State shall not subscribe to stock of corporation or loan its credit 9 

Of county, city, etc., not to be given or loaned 7 

Crime— Persons charged with, to be bailable 20 

Criminal Actions: 

No person to be compelled to testify against himself 9 

Rights of accused in 22 

Limitation of, by special act prohibited 28 

Appellate jurisdiction of supreme court 4 

Original jurisdiction of superior court 6 

Upon change in form of government to be prosecuted in name of state. . . 5 

Cruel Punishment not to be inflicted 14 

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Damage not to be done for public use without compensation 16 

Debate— Member of Legislature not to be liable for words spoken in 17 

Debts: 

Imprisonment for, not allowed 17 1 139 

Absconding debtors excepted (see State Indebtedness, Territory) 17 1 189 



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INDEX TO CONSTITUTION. 243 

Decision— (See Judicial Decision.) Sec. 

Deeds cannot be made valid by special legislation 28 

Defects and Omissions in Laws to be reported to Governor, how 25 

Defense: 

Rights of accused 22 

In removal from office 9 

Deficits or Failube in the Revenue— State may contract debts to meet. . 1 

Delinquency in Office— (See Corruption in Office.) 

Disability— Property of persons under.cannot be affected by special legislation, 28 

Disapproval of Bills by Governor 12 

Discrimination : 

In charges for transportation by any common carrier prohibited 15 

In the receipt and transmission of messages by telegraph or telephone 

companies prohibited 19 

By a railroad in favor of any telegraph company prohibited 19 

By a railroad in favor of any express company prohibited 21 

Disorderly Behavior— Each house may punish for 9 

Disqualification: 

On conviction for bribery of voters 30 

On conviction for impeachment 2 

District Court: 

Records in actions to be transferred to superior court, when 8 

To continue until superseded by superior court 8 

Duty of clerk in transmitting papers to county clerk 8 

Legislature to provide for election of 5 

District Officers: 

To prescribe duties, fix term and compensation, etc 5 

Time of election of 8 

Of territory to hold office until when 14 

Official bonds to be unaffected by the change in form of gevernment 14 

Elections to be biennial 8 

Divorce — Legislature not to grant 24 

Drugs and Medicines- Legislature to regulate sale of 2 

Due Process of Law— No person to be deprived of life, liberty, etc., without. . 3 

E. 

Earnings — Combinations by common carriers to share, prohibited 14 12 176 

Education: 

State to make provison for 1 9 166 

No distinction on account of race, color or sex 1 9 166 

Elections : 

To be free, equal and undisturbed 19 1 139 

Of representatives, when 4 2 141 

Of representatives after first election 5 2 141 

To be biennial 5 2 141 

Of senators 6 2 141 

Each house to be judge of election of its own members 8 2 142 

By Legislature to be t)i?;a «oce 27 2 144 

For state officers, how declared 4 3 148 

Legislature to decide contested elections for certain state officers 4 3 148 

Of judges of supreme court 3 4 153 

Who may vote at 1 6 161 

Who not entitled 1 6 161 

Idiots, insane persons, etc., excluded from elective franchise 3 6 161 

To be by ballot 6 6 161 

Time of, for county, district and state officers , 8 6 162 

To be biennial 8 6 162 

Of officers under this constitution, time of 7 27 189 

Of officers not provided for in constitution 11 27 191 

Evidence, how taken, In contested [first] elections for judge of superior 

court 11 27 191 

First election of representative to congress. > 13 27 191 

First election to be according to laws of territory 15 27 191 



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244 INDEX TO CONSTITUTION. 

Elective Franchise: Sec. Art. Page. 

Not to be denied at school election on account of sex 2 6 161 

Who excluded from 3 6 161 

Elector: 

Who qualified 1 6 161 

Who not qualified 1 6 161 

Idiots, insane persons, criminals, etc., not qualified 3 6 161 

Residence not lost in certain cases 4 6 161 

Privilege from arrest, when 5 6 161 

Exempt from military duty, when 5 6 161 

Legislature to secure secrecy in voting 6 6 161 

Emlnent Domain: 

Compensation to be first secured in taking property for public use 16 1 138 

Or in damaging same 16 1 138 

Corporations must make compensation for right-of-way 16 1 138 

Corporations and franchises subject to 10 12 173 

Right extended to telegraph and telephone companies 19 12 175 

Emoluments, Privileges and Powers— Hereditary, prohibited 28 l 140 

Employments Dangerous to Life, etc.— Legislature to protect persons in, 35 2 147 

Enacting Clause of statutes 18 2 143 

Enumeration of Inhabitants: 

Legislature to provide for, when 2 2 141 

Who to be excepted in 3 2 141 

To be basis of new appointment of senators, etc 3 2 141 

Enumeration op Rights— Not to deny others reserved 30 1 140 

Equity: 

Appellate jurisdiction of supreme court 4 4 154 

Original jurisdiction of superior court 6 4 155 

Evedencb: 

No person to be compelled to give, against himself 9 1 137 

Necessary to convict for treason 27 1 140 

How to be taken in case of contested [first] election of superior court judge, 12 27 191 

Exclusive Legislation: 

Of congress over certain lands of U. S 25 185 

Subject to conditions 25 185 

Over Indian lands 26 186 

Exclusive Privileges: 

Prohibited 12 1 138 

To be invalid, when '. 2 12 172 

Excursion and Commutation Tickets may be at special rates 15 12 175 

Executive Department: 

Shall consist of what 1 3 148 

Secretary of State to keep records of 17 3 151 

Executive Officers — How and when chosen .' 1 3 148 

Executivb Power — Supreme, vested in Governor 2 3 148 

Exemptions: 

From military duty, certain persons 6 10 168 

Of homestead from forced sale 1 19 181 

Expenses : 

State may contract debt to meet 1 8 164 

Of constitutional convention to be provided for 19 27 193 

Ex Post Facto Law prohibited 23 1 139 

Express Companies to be allowed transportation, etc., on railroads on equal 

terms 21 12 176 

Expulsion of Members: 

Power of 'each house 9 2 142 

Restriction on power 9 2 142 

Extension of Time fob Collection of Taxes by special act prohibited. .28 2 144 

Extinguishment OP Debt by special act prohibited 28 2 144 

Extra Compensation to Public Officers prohibited 25 2 144 

Extra Sessions op Legislature— When convened 7 3 149 



INDEX TO CONSTITUTION. 245 

F. 

Sec. Art. Page. 

Factories — Legislature to protect employes in 35 2 

Fabes and Fbbights — (See Railroads.) 

Federal Obticers — Not eligible to legislature 14 2 143 

Fees : 

Prohibited to justice of the peace 10 4 157 

Prohibited to judicial officers, except 13 4 157 

Felony for public officer to use or make profit out of public money 14 11 172 

Ferries cannot be authorized by special legislation 28 2 144 

Fictitious Issue of Stock or Indebtedness to be void 6 12 173 

Fines: 

Excessive, not to be imposed 14 1 138 

Not to be remitted by special act 28 2 144 

Governor to have power to remit 11 3 149 

Governor to report to legislature names and amounts of fines remitted.. . 11 3 149 

With reasons for remitting 11 3 149 

Accrued to territory to inure to state 3 27 187 

Fiscal Statement to be published annually ^ 7 7 163 

Forcible Entry and Detainer: 

Appellate jurisdiction of supreme court 4 4 154 

Original jurisdiction of superior court 6 4 155 

Foreign Cobpobati©ns not to be favored 7 12 173 

Forfeiture: 

Of estate, conviction not to work 15 1 138 

Cannot be remitted by special legislation 28 2 144 

Governor to have power to remit 11 3 149 

And must report to the legislature 11 3 149 

Legislature not to remit forfeiture of franchise or charter 3 12 172 

Of franchise for violation of provision against combinations 22 12 176 

Accrued to territory to inure to state 3 27 187 

Forts, Magazines, etc.— Congress to have exclusive control of 25 185 

Franchise : 

Granting of, irrevocably prohibited 8 1 137 

State not to surrender power to tax 4 7 163 

Invalid, because not organized 2 12 172 

Not to be extended 2 12 172 

Legislature not to remit forfeiture of 3 12 172 

Corporation not to be relieved from liability by alienation or lease of 8 12 173 

Subject to right of eminent domain 10 12 173 

May be forfeited 22 12 176 

Freedom or Speech and of Press to be preserved 5 1 137 

Freedom of Conscience guaranteed 11 1 138 

Freight Rates: 

To be regulated by the legislature ^ 18 12 175 

Abuse and extortion to be prevented 18 12 175 

Fundamental Principles: 

Frequent recurrence to, essential 32 1 140 

G. 

Government : 

Source of just powers of 1 1 137 

Purposes of 1 1 1^'' 

Governor: 

To issue writs for elections ; fill vacancies in legislature 15 2 143 

When and by whom elected 1 3 148 

Supreme executive power vested in 2 3 148 

Term of office 2 3 148 

May require written information from officers 5 3 148 

To see that laws are executed 5 3 148 

To communicate at every session to legislature 6 3 149 

' To convene legislature, when 7 3 149 

To be commander in chief of military, except 8 3 149 

Pardoning power vested in 9 3 149 

Under restlctions 9 3 149 

Who to act, in case of removal, etc 10 3 149 



246 INDEX TO CONSTITUTION. 

Governor— 6'o«.<MiM«d.' Sec. Art. Page. 

To remit fines and forfeitures 11 3 149 

To report to legislature each case of pardon, reprieve, etc 11 3 149 

With reason for granting the same 11 3 149 

And also names of persons in whose favor fines and forfeiture have been 

remitted 11 3 149 

With reason for the remission 11 3 149 

To approve all laws 12 3 149 

May return bill with objections 12 3 149 

May veto one or more items 12 3 149 

To fill vacancy in ofQce 13 3 150 

Salary of 14 3 150 

To sign commissions 15 3 150 

Must keep records of his office, where 24 3 152 

Must reside where 24 3 152 

To fill vacancy in judges of supreme court 3 4 153 

To fill vacancy in judges of superior court 5 4 154 

May extend leave of absence of judicial officer 8 4 156 

Liable to impeachment 2 5 160 

May call out militia to execute laws 2 10 167 

To appoint regents, trustees and commissioners of state institutions 1 13 177 

Grand Jury not to be drawn or summoned unless superior court so orders ^ . . 26 1 140 

Granted Lands — (See Lands, Public Lands.) 

H. 

Habeas Corpus: 

Privileges of writ not to be suspended, except 13 

Original and appellate jurisdiction of supreme court 4 

Original jurisdiction of superior court 6 

Each judge of supreme court may issue writs of 4 

Writs returnable before whom '. 4 

Harbors: 

Commission to be established to locate, lines in 1 

Restrictions on state in selling land or rights in 1 

Certain area to be reserved for landing, etc 1 

Heir- AT Law not to be determined by special legislation 28 

High Schools may be established by legislature 2 

Highways: 

Private and special legislation prohibited 28 

But state and military roads excepted 28 

Home not to be invaded without authority of law 7 

Homestead — Exemption from forced sale 1 

House of Representatives: 

Legislative powers vested in •. 1 

Number of members 2 

To be reapportioned after each census 3 

Members, when and how chosen 4 

Shall be elected biennially after 1890 , 5 

To have sole power of impeachment 1 

Concurrence of majority necessary to impeach 1 

Hypothecation by Minor— Special legislation prohibited 28 

I. 

Idiots excluded from elective franchise 3 

Immunities : 

From being twice put in jeopardy 9 

From loss or damage to property 16 

From imprisonment for debt 17 

Soldiers not to be quartered in houses 31 

Of members of legislature from arrest 16 

Of electors from arrest on election day 5 

Of militia from arrest at musters and election of officers 5 



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INDEX TO CONSTITUTION. 247 



Impeachment : See. 

House of representatives sole power of 1 

Trial by senate 1 

Chief justice presides when ; 1 

Who liable to 2 

Judgment to extend only to removal from office and disqualification 2 

Party liable to prosecution at law 2 

Imposts: 

Appellate jurisdiction of supreme court 4 

Original jurisdiction of superior court , 6 

IMPBISONMENT for debt not allowed, except 17 

Incompetency in Office: 

Who may be removed for 9 

Three-fourths of each house to concur ; 9 

Rights of the accused 9 

Indebtedness of Corporations: 

Cannot have relief by special acts 28 

liiability of stockholders for 4 

Stockholders of banking or insurance cempanies liable, etc 11 

Fictitious increase of, to be void 6 

No lease or alienation of franchise shall relieve corporation from 8 

(See County, City and Township.) 
Indian Lands: 

Subject to jurisdiction of U. S 2 

Taxation of 2 

Exemption of 2 

Indians not taxed to be excluded from enumeration of inhabitants 3 

Indictment — Offenses may be prosecuted by 25 

Individual Rights — Government to protect and maintain 1 

Individual Security — Private affairs not to be distributed 7 

Inferior Courts: 

Legislator to provide for 1 

Appeal lies to superior court 6 

Legislature to prescribe jurisdiction and power 12 

Imformation — Offenses may be prosecuted by 25 

Injunction may be issued and served, when 6 

Insane Persons excluded from elective franchise 3 

Insolvency: 

Appellate jurisdiction of supreme court 4 

Original jurisdiction of superior court 6 

Instruments cannot be validated by special acts 28 

Insurance Companies — Liabilities of stockholders 11 

InTEREST: 

Not to be regulated by special acts 28 

Private interest in bill to be disclosed by legislator _. 30 

On certain state debts must be provided for 3 

Invasion : 

Suspension of habeas corpus • • ■ 13 

State may contract debts to repel 2 

Irrigation — Use of water of state for, deemed a public use l 

J. 

Jeopardy— No person to be twice put in 9 

Joint Stock Companies: 

Included in term corporations 5 

Liability of stockholders in 11 

Journal : 

Each house to keep • H 

Yeas and nays to be entered on, when 21 

Yeas and nays must be entered on, in passage of bill 22 

Yeas and nays must be entered on, in passage of emergency clause 31 

Yeas and nays must be called and entered on, in authorizing introduction 

of bill later than 10 days before close of session 36 

Votes on election to be entered on 27 



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248 INDEX TO CONSTITUTION. 

Jovuj^AJj— Continued. Sec. Art. Page 

Votes on removal of judges to be entered on 9 4 157 

Ayes and noes to be entered upon nomination of oflacers for state institu- 
tions ■ 1 13 177 

Ayes and noes on proposed amendments to constitution to be entered 1 23 184 

Judge Pro Tempore — Provision for, in superior court 7 4 156 

Judges : 

May be removed for incompetency, etc 9 4 157 

Rigbts of accused 9 4 157 

Not to charge juries as to matters of fact 16 4 158 

But declare the law 16 4 158 

Not to practice law 19 4 159 

Judges of Superior Court: 

Election of -. 5 4 154 

Each judge to be invested with powers of all 5 4 154 

Term of office 5 4 154 

To begin when 5 4 154 

May sit in any county 7 4 156 

Judge pro tempore 7 4 156 

Salaries of 13 4 157 

Salaries of, when payable 14 4 158 

To any other office 15 4 158 

Ineligible unless admitted to practice in Washington 17 4 158 

Not to practice law 19 4 159 

To decide cause within 90 days from final submission of same 20 4 159 

May appoint court commissioners 23 4 159 

May establish rules for court 24 4 159 

To report in writing to judges of supreme court defects and omissions 

in the laws , 25 4 1^9 

To take oath in office 28 4 160 

Judges of Supreme Court: 

Electionof 3 4 153 

Classification by lot 3 4 153 

Chief justice, who to be 3 4 153 

Termofoffice 3 4 153 

May issue writs 4 4 154 

Salaries of 13 4 157 

Salaries of, when payable 14 4 158 

Ineligible unless admitted to practice in Washington 17 4 158 

To appoint a reporter 18 4 158 

Not to practice law 19 4 159 

To appoint a clerk 22 4 :159 

To report to governor defects and omissions in law 25 4 159 

To take oath of office 28 4 160 

Judgment : 

Of one judge of superior court to be of same force as to all 5 4 154 

Of superior court to be given within ninety days from final submission. . . 20 4 159 

Extent of, on impeachment 2 5 160 

JuDiciAx, Decisions: 

All decisions to be in writing, and grounds stated 2 4 154 

Concurrence of majority of supreme court judges necessary 2 4 154 

To be published 21 4 159 

May be published by anyone 21 4 159 

Ju]>iciAL Officers: 

Absence, when a forfeiture of office 8 4 156 

Not to receive any fees 13 4 157 

To take oath of office 28 4 160 

Liable to impeachment, except 2 5 160 

Judicial PowFR is vested where 1 4 152 

Judicial Question — Whether a use is a public use 16 1 138 

Jurisdiction : 

Of supreme court 4 4 154 

Of superior court 6 4 155 

Of justice of the peace to be prescribed by legislature 10 4 157 

And not trench upon jurisdiction of courts of record 10 4 157 



INDEX TO CONSTITUTION. 249 

JtJBOB: Sec. Art. Page. 

Not incompetent in consequence of religious opinion 11 1 138 

Number necessary for verdict 21 1 139 

Jtjby: 

To ascertain compensation for right-of-way 16 1 138 

Number in 21 1 139 

Number necessary for verdict 21 1 139 

Waiver of 21 1 139 

Justice to be administered openly and without unnecessary delay 10 1 137 

Justice Court —Appeal lies to superior court 6 4 155 

Justice of the Peace : 

Invested with judicial power 1 4 152 

Legislature to determine number 10 4 157 

Legislature to prescribe duties 10 4 157 

Salary of , provided by law 10 4 157 

Fees prohibited 10 4 157 

May be made police justice 10 4 157 

L. 

Lands : 

Ownership of, by aliens, prohibited 33 2 146 

Of state, under grant from U. S., restrictions of sale of 1 16 179 

Lands of state for educational purposes, how to be sold 2 16 179 

Sale of school lands by county commissioners may be confirmed 2 16 179 

Restrictions on sale of, for educational purposes 3 16 180 

Timber and stone may be taken off state land, how 3 16 180 

Limit of granted land to be sold in one parcel 4 16 180 

Land of state in city to be platted before sale 4 16 180 

Limit of sale 4 16 180 

Of U. S. not to be taxed 2 26 186 

Of non-residents, how taxed 2 26 186 

Law of Land — U. S. constitution is the 2 1 137 

Laws: 

Bills of attainder and ea; ^os< /ac<o, prohibited 23 1 139 

Enacting clause 18 2 143 

No, except by bill 18 2 143 

"When to take effect 31 2 146 

Must be presented to the governor for approval 12 3 149 

How passed over governor's veto 12 3 149 

How to become a, without approval 12 8 149 

Defects and omissions in, to be reported to governor, how 25 4 159 

Object of tax must be stated in 5 7 163 

State debt for some single work must provide for payment of interest 

and principal 3 8 164 

Necessary to have a majority of votes 3 8 164 

To be published 3 8 164 

Relating to corporations may be altered, amended or repealed , 1 12 172 

Of territory to remain in force until altered or repealed 2 27 187 

Proviso as to tide lands 2 27 187 

Lease: 

Of franchise not to relieve corporations from liability 8 12 173 

Of rights to build and maintain wharves, power of legislature 2 15 179 

Limit of term 2 15 179 

Legislature: 

No power to grant irrevocable privilege or franchise 8 3 137 

To make provisions for jury 21 1 139 

To consist of 1 2 140 

Number of members 2 2 141 

To provide for enumeration of inhabitants, when 3 2 141 

To re-apportion members of each house after census 3 2 141 

Who eligible to • 7 2 142 

Each house to judge of election of its members 8 2 142 

Majority to constitute a quorum 8 2 142 

Each house to determine rules of proceedings , 9 2 142 

And to punish for contempt ...t 9 2 142 



250 INDEX TO CONSTITUTION. 

L.BGIS'LATVRB— Continued. Sec. Art. Page. 

T wo-tbirds required to expel a member 9 2 142 

Each house to elect its own officers 10 2 142 

Each house to keep and publish a journal 11 2 142 

Sessions to be open 11 2 142 

Restrictions on power to adjourn 11 2 142 

Sessions to meet, when 12 2 142 

Sessions to be biennial 12 2 142 

Members, from what civil offices excluded ;... 13 2 143 

Officers not eligible to 14 2 143 

Acceptance of office under U. S. to vacate seat in 14 2 148 

Vacancies, how filled 15 2 143 

Members privileged from arrest, excep t 16 2 143 

Members not subject to civil process, when 16 2 143 

Members not liable for words spoken in debate 17 2 143 

Compensation and mileage to members 23 2 144 

Not to authorize any lotteries or grant any divorce 24 2 144 

Extra compensation for past services prohibited 25 2 144 

To direct how and where suits against state be brought 26 2 144 

Vote on elections to be vive voce 27 2 144 

Private or special laws prohibited 28 2 144 

To provide for convict labor 29 2 145 

Bribery of members, how punished 30 2 146 

Members to declare private interests in bill and not to vote 30 2 146 

Presiding officer of each house to sign bill 32 2 146 

To establish a bureau of statistics, etc 34 2 147 

To pass laws for protection of employes in mines and factories 35 2 147 

To pass laws prohibiting the use of passes 89 2 147 

To decide contested elections of state officers 4 3 148 

May be specially convened by Governor 7 3 149 

Secretary of State to keep records of 17 3 151 

May abolish certain offices 25 3 152 

May increase number of judges of Supreme Court 2 4 152 

To provide for separate departments 2 4 152 

May remove judge, attorney general, etc., for incompetency, etc., 9 4 157 

Three-fourths of the members of each house to concur 9 4 157 

To determine number of justices of the peace. .; 10 4 157 

And to prescribe powers and duties 10 4 157 

May make any courts, courts of record, except 11 4 157 

May prescribe powers of inferior courts 12 4 157 

May increase salaries of judges 14 4 158 

To provide for publication of opinions of judges of Supreme Court 21 4 159 

May provide for election of clerk of Supreme Court 22 4 159 

May provide that there be no denial of franchise at school elections on 

account of sex 2 6 161 

To provide for securing absolute secrecy to electors in voting 6 6 161 

To enact a registration law 7 6 162 

To require compliance with law as a prerequisite to vote 7 6 162 

But not compulsory, when 7 6 162 

To provide for annual tax for expenses of each year 1 7 162 

To provide for tax to pay state debt 1 7 162 

To provide uniform and equal rate for taxation 2 7 162 

To insure just valuation of property — 2 7 162 

To provide general law for taxation of corporate property 3 7 163 

To provide for account of receipts and expenditures 7 7 163 

To provide for levying tax to meet deficiencies and expenses 8 7 163 

May vest municipal corporations with power to make local improvements. 9 7 163 

To provide system of public schools 2 9 166 

May provide for enlarging of common school fund 3 9 166 

To provide for the organization and discipline of militia 3 10 167 

To provide for maintenance of soldier's home 3 10 168 

To provide for protection and safe keeping of the public arms 4 10 168 

To establish system of county government 4 11 169 

To provide by general laws for township organization 4 11 169 



INDEX TO CONSTITUTION. 251 



Legislature— Cowimwec?. Sec. 

To provide for election of county officers 5 

And townsliip, precinct and district offlcers 5 

To prescribe their duties and fix their term of office 5 

To regulate their compensation . . : 5 

To provide for their strict accountability 5 

To fix salaries of all county officers and certain constables 8 

To provide, by general laws, for incorporation of cities 10 

May take property and franchises of corporations for public use 10 

To establish maximum rates for freight and passengers 18 

To prevent discrimination in rates 18 

May establish a railroad and transportation commission 18 

To prevent grants of free passes to public offtcers 20 

To provide penalties for punishment of combinations affecting the price, 

production and transportation of commodities 22 

May declare forfeiture of property and franchise 22 

To provide for choice of location for seat of government 1 

To appoint a commission to establish harbor lines 1 

To provide for the leasing of right to build and maintain wharves 2 

Restrictions on power 2 

To confirm sale of school and university lands made by county commis- 
sioners 2 

To protect homesteads from forced sale 1 

To establish state board of health and bureau of vital statistics 1 

To regulate practice of medicine and surgery 2 

To regulate sale of drugs and medicine 2 

May agree upon a convention to revise or amend constitution 2 

To provide for election and tLx term of officers not provided for in consti- 

tion 11 

To divide state into congressional districts, when 13 

To appropriate for expenses of constitutional conventions 19 

Liabilities cannot be extinguished by special legislation 28 

Llbbrty— Not to be deprived of without due process of law 3 

Lieutenant-Governor : 

When absent who to preside 10 

To have deciding vote, when 10 

When and by whom elected 1 

Term of office 3 

When to act as governor 10 

To be president of senate 16 

Salary of ; 16 

Office may be abolished by legislature 25 

Life, Liberty and Property— Not to be deprived of, without due process of 

law 3 

Limitation or Action— Special legislation prohibited 28 

Local Oeeicers eligible to legislature, when 14 

Lotteries prohibited 24 

M. 

Majority : 

Of each house necessary to constitute a quorum ". . . 8 

Necessary to pass bill 22 

Special act cannot declare person of age 28 

Of judges of supreme court necessary to form quorum and pronounce a 

decision 2 

Necessary for impeachment 1 

Malfeasance in Office— (See Corruption in Office.) 

Mandamus : 

Original and appellate jurisdiction of supreme court 4 

Original jurisdiction of superior court 6 

Mandatory— Provisions of this constitution 29 

Manufacturing Purposes— Uses of waters of state for, deemed a public use 1 

Mbdicinb : 

Legislature to regulate sale of • 2 

Legislature to regulate the practice of 2 



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181 


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252 INDEX TO CONSTITUTION. 

Sec. 

Mileage of legislators 23 

MiLiTABY to be subordinate to civil power 18 

Militia : 

Officer eligible to legislature, when 14 

Governor to be commander in chief 8 

Who liable to military duty 1 

Who exempt 1 

Persons having religious scruples exempt , when ; . . . 6 

Organization and discipline of 2 

Privileged from arrest, when 5 

Persons having conscientious scruples against bearing arms to pay for 

exemption 6 

Mines— Legislature to pass laws to protect employes in 35 

Mining Pitrposes — Uses of waters of state for, deemed a public use 1 

Minors— Sale of property by special acts prohibited 28 

Monet : 

How and when paid out of the treasury 4 

Using or making protlt by offlcial a felony 14 

In hands of municipal officers to be paid into the treasury 15 

Corporations not to issue anything but lawful money of the U. S 11 

Monopolies : 

Prohibited 22 

Adequate penalties to be provided 22 

Forfeiture of franchise and property may be declared 22 

Municipal Corporations : 

Power to make local improvements by special taxation 9 

Power to assess and levy taxes 9 

Legislature may confer power to levy taxes for certain purposes 12 

Power to contract debts 6 

Limit of power 6 

Not to give or loan its credit 7 

May organize under general laws 10 

And be subject to such laws 10 

Private property not to be taken for debt of 13 

Use of money by an offlcial a felony 14 

Money to be deposited with treasurer 15 

Power to extend streets over tide lands 3 

Municipal Fine : 

Appellate jurisdiction of supreme court 4 

Original jurisdiction of superior court , 6 

N. 

Names— Change of, by special legislation prohibited 28 

Naturalization — Power of, vested in superior court 6 

Navigable Waters : 

Legislature to establish a commission to locate harbor lines in 1 

State asserts ownership of beds and shores of 1 

New County- Restriction of formation of 3 

Non-Residents— Taxation of lands of 2 

Normal Schools may be established 2 

Nuisances : 

Appellate jurisdiction of supreme court 4 

Original jurisdiction of superior court 6 

O. 

Oaths to be such as may be most consistent with and binding upon the con- 
science 6 

Oath oe Oeeice- Judicial officers to take 28 

Obligation of contracts not to be impaired 23 

Offenses : 

No person to be twice put in jeopardy for 9 1 137 

Right of trial by jury for 21 1 139 



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INDEX TO CONSTITUTION. 253 

Offenses— Cow«w2Med .• Sec. Art. Page. 

Right of party accused 22 1 139 

To be prosecuted by information or indictment 25 1 140 

Impeachment of public officers 2 5 160 

Existing, to be prosecuted in' name of state 5 27 188 

Office : 

No religious qualification for 11 1 138 

Disqualification of legislators for certain civil offices 13 2 143 

Who ineligible for legislature 14 2 143 

Acceptance of, under U. S. to vacate seat in legislature 14 2 143 

But certain officers are exempt 14 2 143 

Disqualification for bribery 30 2 146 

Vacancy, when filled by Governor 13 3 150 

Legislature may abolish certain offices 25 3 152 

Of judge of supreme and superior court open only to whom 17 4 158 

Officers : 

Not to be allowed extra compensation 25 2 144 

Of militia may be members of legislature 14 2 143 

Local, may be members of legislature 14 2 143 

Bribery of, how punished 30 2 146 

Legislature may abolish certain offices 25 3 152 

Liable to impeachment 2 5 160 

Not liable to impeachment may be removed by law 3 5 160 

Of militia elected or appointed, how 2 10 167 

Of county, district, town, etc., how elected 5 11 169 

Who may or may not be salaried 8 11 170 

Guilty of felony, when 14 11 172 

Not to accept passes 20 12 176 

Of state institutions to be appointed by Governor with advice and consent 

of senate 1 13 177 

Of territory and U. S. to hold office until superseded by state officers 6 27 188 

Time of election under this constitution, 7 27 189 

Legislature to provide for election of officers not provided for by consti- 
tution , 11 27 191 

(See Term of Office, Salaries.) 

Official Acts cannot be made valid by special act 28 2 144 

Omissions IN THE LAW to be reported to Governor 25 4 159 

Opinions of StrPRBME Court : 

To be published 21 4 159 

Free for publication by any person 21 4 159 

Ownership OF Land— Right of aliens 33 2 146 

P. 

Pardoning Power : 

Vested in Governor, subject to 9 3 149 

Governor to report to legislature number of pardons granted 11 3 149 

Pass : 

Use of by public officer prohibited 39 2 147 

Grant of, by railroads to public officers and legislators, prohibited, 20 12 176 

Passenger Tariff : 

To be regulated by legislature 18 12 175 

Abuses and extortions to be prevented 18 12 175 

Penalties : 

Cannot be remitted by special legislation 28 2 144 

Accrued to territory to inure to state 3 27 187 

Incurred unaffected by change in form of government 5 27 188 

People : 

Political power inherent in 1 1 137 

Rights retained by 30 1 140 

Right of petition and of peaceable assemblage 4 1 137 

Right to security 7 1 137 

Public lands to be held by state in trust for 1 16 179 

Personal Property— Appellate jurisdiction of supreme court when amount 

is over $200 4 4 154 



254 INDEX TO CONSTITUTION. 

Sec. Art. Page. 

Persons Convicted OF Infamous Crimes excluded from elective franchise. 3 6 161 

Petition— Right of, not to be abridged 4 l 137 

Police Justice— Justice of the peace may be made 10 4 157 

Police Regulations— County, city, etc. , may enforce 11 11 171 

Political Power inherent in people 1 1 137 

Postmaster may be eligible to legislature, when 14 2 143 

Powers of Government : 

Legislative, where vested 1 2 140 

Executive, where vested 1 3 148 

Judicial, where vested 1 4 152 

Pardoning power, where vested 9 3 149 

Precinct Officers : 

Legislature to provide for election of 5 11 169 

To prescribe duties of, etc 5 11 169 

County commissioners to fill vacancies in office 6 11 169 

Term of ofQce of present officers 14 27 191 

President of Senate : 

Who is 16 3 151 

Temporary 10 2 142 

Press— Liberty of, secured 5 1 137 

Private Legislation on certain matters prohibited 28 2 144 

Privilege : 

Not to be granted irrevocably 8 1 137 

Of members of legislature from arrest 16 2 143 

Of electors from arrest 5 6 161 

Of militia from arrest 5 10 168 

Privileges and Immunities— Equal, to all citizens and corporations (see 

Immunities) 12 1 138 

Probate Court : 

Merger of, in superior court to take place, when 10 27 190 

Judge to perform duties until term of ofQce expires 10 27 190 

Probate Matters : 

Appellate jurisdiction in supreme court 4 4 154 

Original jurisdiction in superior court 6 4 155 

Appellate jurisdiction in superior court 10 27 190 

Process: 

Privilege of members of legislature from •. 16 2 143 

Of superior court to extend to all parts of state 6 4 155 

Style of 27 4 160 

Of state court may be served on lands of U. S 25 185 

Issued under authority of territory to be valid 1 27 187 

Proclamation of President of U. S.— Constitution to go into effect upon. 16 27 192 

Prohibition : 

Appellate and revisory jurisdiction of supreme court 4 4 154 

Original jurisdiction of superior court 6 4 155 

Writs may be issued and served when 6 4 155 

Separate articles rejected 17 27 192 

Property : 

Persons not to be deprived of, without due process of law 3 1 137 

Not to be taken for private use, except 16 1 138 

Not to be taken without just compensation 16 1 138 

To be taxed in proportion to its value 1 7 162 

Not to be taken to pay corporate debt 13 11 172 

Of every kind belonging to the territory to vest in the state 4 27 188 

Prosecuting Attorney.: 

May be removed for incompetency or corruption in olSce 9 4 157 

Right of accused 9 4 157 

Legislature to provide for electing 5 11 169 

(See County Officers.) 

Prosecutions : 

To be conducted in name of state 5 27 188 

Not affected by change in form of government 5 27 188 

Public Administrator— May or may not be salaried offlcer 8 11 170 



INDEX TO CONSTITUTION. 255 

Sec. Art. Page. 

Public Arms— Legislature to provide for protection and safe keeping of 4 10 168 

Public Debts— Private property not to be taken for payment of 13 11 172 

Public Lands: 

Granted to state to be held in trust for people 1 16 179 

Not to be disposed of except for full market value 1 16 179 

State disclaims all title to unappropriated 2 26 186 

Unappropriated to be subject to control of U. S 2 26 186 

Public Monet: 

Not to be appropriated for religious worship 11 1 138 

Statement of receipts and expenditures to be published 7 7 163 

Public Safety may require suspension of habeas corpus 13 1 138 

Public Schools: 

Legislature to provide a system of 2 9 166 

System to include what 2 9 166 

To be free from sectarian control 4 9 167 

Shall be free from sectarian control and open to all children 4 26 187 

To be established and maintained by state 4 26 187 

Public Use: 

Property not to be taken for, without compensation 16 1 138 

A judicial question 16 1 138 

Punishment— Cruel, Not to be inflicted 14 1 138 

Q. 

Qualification : 

Religious, not to be required for public office 11 1 138 

Of members of legislature 7 2 142 

Each house to judge of 8 2 142 

Of state officers 25 3 152 

Of electors 1 6 161 

Quorum : 

Majority of each house shall constitute 8 2 142 

Less may adjourn and compel attendance 8 2 142 

Majority of judges of supreme court necessary to form 2 4 152 

Quo Warranto: 

Jurisdiction of supreme court 4 4 154 

Jurisdiction of superior court 6 4 155 

R. 

Race, Color, Sex — No discrimination in education on account of 1 9 166 

Railroad AND Transportation Commission— Legislat are may establish.. 18 12 175 
Railroad Companies: 

Are common carriers 13 12 174 

Subject to legislative control 13 12 174 

May connect at state line with foreign railroads 13 12 174 

May intersect, cross or connect with other railroads 13 12 174 

And when of same gauge shall form proper connection for transfer of cars, IS 12 174 

Delay and discrimination prohibited 13 12 174 

Not to combine to share earnings 14 12 175 

Discrimination between places or persons prohibited 15 12 175 

Charges to any station not to exceed those to a more distant station 15 12 175 

Excursion and commutation tickets 15 12 175 

Consolidation with competing line prohibited 16 12 175 

Rolling stock to be personal property 17 12 175 

Liable to taxation and execution and sale 17 12 175 

Maximum rates for transportation of freight and passengers to be estab- 
lished by legislature IS 12 175 

To allow telegraph and telephone companies to construct lines on their 

right-of-way 19 12 175 

Discrimination in rates and privileges to any telegraph or telephone com- 
pany prohibited 19 12 175 

Prohibited from granting free passes or selling tickets at a discount to 

any public officer. 20 12 176 



256 INDEX TO CONSTITUTION. 

Railroad Companies— C'owfmued. Sec. Art. Page. 

To allow equal terms of transportation to all express companies 21 

Discrimination of rates and privileges prohtbited 21 

(See Common Carriers.) 

Real Property: 

Appellate jurisdiction of supreme court 6 

Original .iurisdiction of superior court 6 

Rebellion or Invasion— Suspension of habeas corpus 13 

Receipts and Expenditures— Account of, to be published 7 

Recognizance: 

To remain valid and unaffected upon change in form of government 4 

And to pass to state 4 

Records : 

Of state officers to be kept at seat of government 

Of district court to be transferred to superior court 8 

Registration Law: 

To be enacted by legislature 7 

Elector not to vote until complied with 7 

Not compulsory, when 7 

Release of Debt or Obligation— Special legislation prohibited 28 

Religion: 

Freedom of conscience in matters of. guaranteed 11 

No one to be molested on account of 11 

No person to be incompetent as witness or juror on account of 11 

Perfect toleration in, secured 1 

Religious Worship: 

No public money to be apropriated for 11 

Mode of, not to be interfered with 1 

Removal erom Office: 

Of Governor, who to act 10 

On Impeachment 2 

Representatives : 

Number of 2 

To be reapportioned after each census 32 

Members, when and how chosen 4 

Members of, when and how chosen alter first election 5 

Term of office 4 

Members elected after first election, terms of 5 

Qualifications of 7 

To be privileged from arrest 16 

Compensation and mileage 23 

Not to receive pass , 39 

Apportionment of 2 

To congress of U. S. from state at large, when and how to be elected 13 

Vote for such representative at first election to be according to territorial 

law 13 

Reprieve— To be reported by Governor to the legislature 11 

Reporter of Supreme Court: 

To be appointed by judges 18 

Salary to be prescribed by law 18 

Residence : 

Of certain state officers, where 24 3 152 

Absence of citizen in public service, or at certain institutions not to affect 

residence 4 

Revenue — State may contract debts to meet casual deficits or failure in 1 

Revenue and Taxation: 

Property to be taxed in proportion to its value 1 

Uniform and equal rate of 2 

Deduction of debts from credits allowed 2 

Power to tax corporations never to be suspended or surrendered (see 

Tax, Taxation) 4 7 163 

Review, Writ of: 

Appellate and revisory jurisdiction of supreme court 4 4 154 

Original jurisdiction of superior court 6 4 155 



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22 


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INDEX TO CONSTITUTION. 257 

Revision of Constitution : Sec. Art. Page. 

Two-thirds of each house necessary to recommend. 2 

Vote for, how provided for 2 

Convention to consist of 2 

Right of Petition not to be abridged 4 

RiGHT-OF-W AY— Appropriation of 16 

Right to Assemble not to be abridged 4 

Right to Bear Arms : 

Not to be impaired 24 

Meaning constructed 24 

Rights : 

Enumerated, not to deny others retained 30 

Existing, not to be affected by change in form of government 1 

Road District Officers — County commissioners to fill vacancies in ofllce ... 6 

Rolling Stock— (See Railroad Companies.) 

Rules : 

Of proceedings, each house to determine 9 

Of superior court, judges to establish 24 

S. 

Sailors lobe excluded from enumeration of inhabitants 3 

Salaries : 

Of officers not to be changed during term 25 

Of Governor 14 

Of other state officers 16-28 

Of judges of supreme court 13 

How payable to judges of supreme and superior courts 14 

Not to be increased during term of office 13 

To be paid by state 13 

Of judges of superior court 13 

How and when payable 14 

Half to be paid by state and half by counties 13 

Or apportioned by counties 13 

Of supreme court reporter to be prescribed by law 18 

Of county, etc., officers, legislature to fix 8 

Of certain constables 8 

Sanitary Regulations— County, city and town may enforce 11 

School District— Power to contract debts (see County, City and Township) 6 

School Elections— Elective franchise not denied at, on account of sex 2 

School Funds : 

Apportionment of, by special acts prohibited 28 

To be applied exclusively to common schools 2 

School Lands— (See Lands, Public.) 

Schools— (See Public Schools.) 

Seal : 

Of state to be kept by Secretary of State 18 

Description of 

Of territorial courts, municipal and county officers to be seals under state 9 

Seat of Government : 

Location of, how determined 1 

Votes of majority of electors necessary to locate 1 

If no choice at first election, provisions for determining location — 1 

Temporary location to be where , 1 

Two-thirds vote of electors necessary to change location 2 

Form of ballot for location of 18 

Secrecy to be secured in voting 6 

Secretary of State: 

When and by whom elected 1 

Term of office 3 

To act as Governor, when 10 

To attest commissions 15 

Duties of ■ 17 

Shall keep office at capital of state 24 

Salary of 17 



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258 INDEX TO CONSTITUTION. 

Sec. Art. Page. 

Sectarian Control — Public schools to be forever free from 4 26 187 

Security: 

Of person in private affairs and at home 1 1 137 

Of Individual rights, what is essential to 32 1 140 

Senate: 

Legislative powers vested in 1 2 140 

Number of members 2 2 141 

To be re-apportioned after each census 3 2 141 

To try all impeachments 1 5 160 

Senatorial Districts: 

To be of convenient and contiguous territory 6 2 141 

No representative district to be divided in formation of 6 2 141 

To be numbered consecutively 6 2 141 

Numberof 1 22 181 

Number and constitution of each district 1 22 181 

Senators : 

Numberof 2 2 141 

When and how chosen 6 2 141 

Termofofflce 6 2 141 

Allotment of • 6 2 141 

Trials of impeachment by 1 5 160 

To be under oath of affirmation 1 5 160 

Two-thirds of, necessary for conviction 1 5 160 

Separate Articles : 

Submitted to people for adoption or rejection 17 27 192 

"Woman sufrage [rejected] 17 27 192 

Prohibition [rejected]. 17 27 192 

Form of ballot 18 27 192 

Sessions: 

Of each house to be open 11 2 142 

Of legislature to be biennial 12 2 142 

But legislature may change times of meeting 12 2 142 

Length of 12 2 142 

Of supreme court to be at seat of government 3 4 153 

Of superior court 5 4 154 

toEWERS — Right of city to contract debts for 6 8 165 

Sex: 

No denial of elective franchise at school elections on account of 2 6 161 

No distinction in educational provisions on account of 1 9 166 

Shbriefs: 

Legislature to provide for election of 5 11 169 

Prescribe duties, to fix term and salary 5 11 169 

To provide for strict accountability of 5 11 169 

Soldiers : 

Not to be quartered in time of peace 31 1 140 

To be excluded from enumeration of inhabitants 3 2 141 

Soldiers' Home— Legislature to provide for maintenance of 3 10 168 

Special Legislation on certain matters, prohibited 28 2 144 

Special Prxvtleges— When void 2 12 172 

Speech — Liberty of guaranteed 5 1 137 

State: 

Suits against, how and when brought 26 2 144 

Not to surrender power to tax corporations 4 7 163 

Power of state to contract debts 1-3 8 164 

Limit of power 1 8 164 

Power to contract certain debts may be conferred at general election. . . . 3 8 164 

Money to be applied, how 1 8 164 

Not to loan its credit 5 8 165 

To make provision for education of all children 1 9 166 

Not to subscribe for stock of corporations 9 12 173 

To support state institutions 1 13 177 

Restrictions in selling land or rights In harbors 1 15 178 

To hold public lands in trust for people ,,,,,,,.,,,,,,,, l 16 179 



INDEX TO CONSTITUTION. 259 

St ATE— Continued : Sec. Art. Page. 

May sell timber and stone off any state lands, how 3 16 180 

Asserts ownership of bed and shores of navigable waters 1 17 180 

Disclaims title in tide lands patented by U. S 2 17 181 

Consents to exclusive legislation of IT. S. over certain lands 1 25 185 

On certain conditions 1 25 185 

Compact with U. S 26 186 

Disclaims all title to unappropriated public lands or Indian lauds 1 25 185 

Not precluded from taxing lands of Indians who hold by grant 2 26 186 

Except land exempted by act of congress 2 26 186 

Assumes debts and liabilities of territory 3 26 187 

Agrees to establish free public schools 4 26 187 

Debts fines, etc., accrued to territory to pass to state 3 27 187 

All property of territory to pass to 4 27 188 

Criminal prosecutions to continue in name of 5 27 188 

State Board of Health — Legislature to establish 1 20 181 

State Indebtedness: 

Provisions for paying annual expenses and state debt 1 7 162 

State may contract debts to meet casual deficits in revenue 1 8 164 

Limits to aggregate debt. 1 8 164 

May be increased by state to repel invasion 2 8 164 

Or for single work or object 3 8 164 

Law to provide for such object to be submitted to people 3 8 164 

Majority of votes necessary 3 8 164 

And law to be published 3 8 '164 

State to assume losses to common school funds 5 9 167 

■State Institutions and Public Buildings: 

To be supported by state 1 13 177 

Offlcers to be appointed by Governor 1 13 177 

With advice and consent of senate 1 13 177 

State Lands — (See Lands, State Lands.) 

Statement oe Receipts and Expenditure to be published annually 7 7 163 

State OrncERs: 

Termofoface 3 3 148 

Election of, how declared 4 3 148 

Contested elections of, to be decided by legislature 4 3 148 

Term of, to begin when 4 3 148 

To furnish information in writing to Governor 5 3 148 

State offlcers to keep records, where 24 3 152 

Salaries of 14-23 3 148 

Residence of certain 24 3 152 

Qualification for ofiflce •. 25 3 152 

Compensation not to be increased or diminished during term 25 3 152 

Legislature may abolish offices of certain 25 3 152 

Liable to impeachment 2 5 160 

Time of election ,...■ 8 6 162 

State School Tax revenue to be applied exclusively to common schools ... 2 9 166 

Statutes— Enacted clause of 18 2 143 

Stockholders: 

Liability of '■ 4 12 172 

As parties defendant in suit 4 12 172 

Liability of, in banking, insurance and joint stock companies 11 12 174 

Stock of corporations: 

Not to be owned by county, city, etc 7 8 165 

Not to be issued except to 6oraa^<?e subscribers 6 12 173 

Or assignees ^ 12 173 

Not to be increased except by general law 6 12 173 

Consent of whom necessary to increase 6 12 173 

Notice of increase to be given 6 12 173 

Ficticiousincrease tobe void 6 12 173 

Streets and Roads: 

Private and special laws prohibited 28 2 144 

Exceptions 28 2 144 

Municipal corporations may extend over tide lands, etc 3 15 179 



260 INDEX TO CONSTITUTION. 

Sec. Art. Page. 

Sttjdbnt— Absence from state not to affect the right to vote 4 6 161 

Suffrage: 

Right of, shall be free, equal and undisturbed 19 1 139 

Right to, who entitled 1 6 161 

Who not entitled 1 6 161 

Suits Against State— Legislature to direct how and when to be brought... 26 2 144 

Superintendent of Public Instruction: 

When and by whom elected 1 3 148 

Ternaofofflce 3 3 148 

Duties of 22 3 152 

Shall keep records at capital of state ,.. 24 3 148 

Salary of 22 ,4 152 

Superior Court: 

Judge of , to order grand jury to be drawn. , 26 1 142 

Vested with judicial power 1 4 150 

In each organized county 5 4 154 

With at least one judge for each county 5 4 154 

How elected 5 4 154 

Assignment of counties to a judge 5 4 154 

Number of sessions in each county 5 4 154 

Business of, how to be distributed 5 4 154 

Each judge to.be invested with the powers of all 5 4 154 

Governor to fill vacancies 5 4 154 

Jurisdiction of 6 4 155 

Power to naturalize 6 4 155 

Appellate jurisdiction in justice and inferior court 6 4 155 

Always to be open except on non-judicial days 6 4 155 

May issue writs 6 4 155 

Process to extend to all parts of state 6 4 155 

Judges may sit in any county 7 4 156 

Judge pro tempore 7 4 156 

To be a court of record 11 4 157 

Judge to decide cause within ninety days after final submission 20 4 159 

Judge may appoint court commissioners 23 4 159 

Judges to establish rules for government of 24 4 159 

Judges to report in writing defects, etc.. In the laws to judges of supreme 

court 25 4 159 

Clerk of, to be county clerk 26 4 160 

To assume jurisdiction of pending causes, and to take court records, when, 8 27 189 

To assume jurisdiction of probate matters, when 10 27 190 

To have appellate jurisdiction over probate court until it expires 10 27 190 

Provision for contested [first] election of judges 12 27 191 

Supreme Court: 

Invested with judicial power 1 4 152 

To consist of five judges 2 4 152 

Majority required to form a quorum 2 4 152 

And to pronounce a decision 2 4 152 

Always to be open except on non-judicial days 2 4 152 

Decision in all cases to be in writing 2 4 152 

Grounds to be stated 2 4 162 

Number of judges may be increased , j 2 4 152 

Legislature may provide separate departments 2 4 152 

Judges, election of 3 4 153 

First election, when 3 4 153 

Classification by lot of judges first elected. 3 4 153 

Seats to be vacated every two years 3 4 153 

Chief justice, who to be 3 4 153 

Governor to fill vacancies in office. 3 4 153 

Sessions to be held, when 3 4 153 

Jurisdiction of 4 4 154 

Court of record 11 4 157 

Judges to appoint reporter 18 4 158 

Judges to appoint clerk of the court 22 4 159 



INDEX TO CONSTITUTION. 261 

SUPBEMB CoTTBT — Continued. Sec. Art. Page. 

Judges to report in writing defects and omissions in the laws to the 

governor 25 4 159 

To assume jurisdiction of pending causes and to take court papers, when. 8 27 189 

Sttpremb Law— U. S. constitution 2 1 137 

Surveyors may or may not he salaried officers 8 11 170 

T. 

Tax: 

Assessment or collection of, by special act prohibited 28 2 144 

Extending time for collection by speciaWact prohibited 28 2 144 

Appellate jurisdiction of supreme court 4 4 154 

Original jusisdiction of superior court 6 4 155 

All property subject to 1 7 162 

Annual tax for expenses of state 1 7 162 

Annual tax to pay state debt 1 7 162 

Not to be levied except in pursuance of law 5 7 163 

Levied for state purposes to be paid into the treasury 6 7 163 

To meet deficiency in expenditure legislature may levy 8 7 163 

By municipal corporations to be uniform 9 7 163 

Taxation : 

Legislature to provide uniform and equal rates of 2 7 162 

Deduction of debts from credit authorized 2 7 162 

What property exempt from 2 7 162 

Of corporate property by same methods as of individuals 3 7 163 

Power to tax corporation not to be surrendered by state 4 7 163 

Municipal corporation vested with power of 9 7 163 

Lands of U. S. exempt from 2 26 186 

Rolling stock of railroads subject to 17 12 175 

Of lands of non-residents 2 26 186 

Of certain Indian lands 2 26 186 

Exemption of certain Indian lands from 2 26 186 

State may tax lands of Indians held under patent or grant 2 26 186 

Unless exempt by act of congress 2 26 186 

Technical Schools may be established 2 9 166 

Telegraph and Telephone Companies: 

Any one authorized to construct lines in this state 19 12 175 

Delay and discrimination in receiving and sending messages prohibited.. 19 12 175 

Declared to be common carrier 19 12 175 

Subject to legislative control 19 12 175 

Right to construct lines along railroad 19 12 175 

No discrimination by railroads in rates or privileges 19 12 175 

Right of eminent domain extended to 19 12 175 

Term of Oeeicb: 

Of representatives 4 2 141 

Of senators 6 2 141 

Of governor 2 3 148 

Of lieutenant governor 3 3 148 

Of other state officers 3 3 148 

When to begin 4 3 148 

Of judges of supreme court 3 4 153 

Of judges of superior court 5 4 154 

Of county, district, township and precinct officers 5 11 169 

Of those in office at time state government is organized 14 27 191 

Officers not provided for in constitution, legislature to regulate 11 27 191 

Of all officers elected at first election under constitution, when to begin. , 16 27 192 

Territort 

State assumes debts of 3 26 187 

Process issued under authority of, to be valid 1 27 187 

Change of form of government not to affect rights, actions, etc 1 27 187 

Laws of, to remain in force until when 2 27 187 

Accrued debts, fines a nd penalties to inure to the state 3 27 187 

All property of, to vest in state.. — • 4 27 188 

Officers of, to hold office until superseded by state officers 6 27 188 

Courts of, to continue until when 8 27 189 



262 INDEX TO CONSTITUTION. 

Testimony: iSec. Art. Page. 

No person to be compelled to testify against himself 9 1 137 

Weight of, not to be affected on account of religious belief 11 1 138 

Necessary to conviction of treason 27 1 140 

On prosecution for bribery 30 2 146 

Tide Lands: 

Municipal corporations may extend streets over 3 15 179 

State asserts ownership to 1 17 180 

Vested rights may be asserted in courts of state 1 17 180 

State disclaims title to lands patented by U. S 2 17 181 

Grants of , not validated 2 27 187 

Tbdb Watebs — ( See Harbors.) 

Timber and Stone may be sold off state lands, how 3 16 180 

Toll: 

Appellate jurisdiction of supreme court 4 4 154 

Original jurisdiction of superior court 6 4 155 

Town: 

Amendment of charter by special legislation, prohibited 28 2 144 

May organize under general laws 10 11 170 

(See City, County and Township.) 

Township Officers: 

Legislators to provide for 5 11 169 

To prescribe duties, fix term and compensation 5 11 169 

County commissioners to fill vacancies in.. 6 11 169 

Township Organization: 

Legislature to provide for 4 11 169 

County may adopt 4 11 169 

Majority vote necessary for adoption of 4 11 169 

Transportation Companies are common carriers (see Railroad Companies) 13 12 174 

Treason : 

What constitutes '. .; 27 1 140 

Evidence necessary to convict for 27 1 140 

Treasurer: 

Of state, when and by whom elected , 1 3 148 

Term of office 3 3 148 

Dutiesof 19 3 161 

Shall keep records at capital of state '. 24 3 152 

Salaryof 19 3 151 

Must reside where 24 3 152 

When ineligible 25 3 152 

Of county, legislature to provide for election of ( see County Officers ) — 5 11 169 

Tbbasdry — Money paid out of, how and when 4 8 164 

Trial by Jury: 

Right of , to be inviolate ...............: 21 1 139 

Jury to consist of ...■.......;... 21 J 139 

Number necessary for verdict 21 1 139 

Jury may be waived 21 1 139 

Trusts : 

Prohibited 22 12 176 

Under penalties to be provided 22 12 176 

Legislature may declare forfeiture of property and franchise 22 12 176 

u. 

United States: 

Acceptance of office under, vacates seats in legislature 14 2 143 

Consent of, necessary to enable state to dispose of certain lands 1 16 179 

Compact of state with. .' 26 186 

Title to unappropriated lands to be in 2 26 186 

Taxation of lands of 2 26 186 

Officers of , to hold office until superseded by state officers 6 27 188 

University Lands— (See Lands, Public Lands.) 



INDEX TO CONSTITUTION. 263 



V. 

Vacancy : Sec. 

In legislature filled by Governor 15 

In ofQce, when filled by Governor 13 

In office of judge of supreme court filled by Governor 3 

In office of judge of superior court filled by Governor 5 

In county, township, etc., offices to be filled by county commissioners 6 

VALroATiNG Acts of deeds, wills, etc., by special acts prohibited 28 

VALIDITY OF Statute— Appellate jurisdiction of supreme court 4 

Verdict in civil cases, number of jurors 21 

Veto : 

Governor to have power to 12 

Two-thirds of Legislature may pass bill over 12 

VzLiiAGB— (See TOWN.) 

Vote : 

In elections by legislatures to be viva voce 27 

And entered on the journal 27 

Qualification necessary to ; 1 

Who entitled to 1 

Who not entitled to 1 

At school elections, who entitled to 2 

Who excluded from right to 3 

Residence of certain persons not to aflect right to 4 

To be by ballot 6 

Prerequisite to the right to 7 

For representation to congress, how determined 13 

At first election to be according to territorial laws 15 

VOTEBS : 

Qualification of 1 

Privileged from arrest on election day, except 5 

Absence of certain persons not to aflect rights to 4 

W. 

Water akd Water Rights : 

Power of city to contract debts for 6 

Restrictions on state in selling water rights 1 

Appropriation for irrigation, etc., declared a public use 1 

Wharfage : 

Legislature to provide for leasing by general laws 2 . 

Limit of term 2 

Wills cannot be validated by special acts 28 

Witness : 

Not to be compelled to testify against himself 9 

Not incompetent in conse<iuence of religious opinion 11 

Concurrence necessary in treason 27 

Woman Suffrage— Separate article [rejected] 17 

Writs : 

Jurisdiction of supreme court 4 

Jusisdiction of superior court 6 

Y. 

Yeas and Nats to be entered on journal, when 21 

To be taken on final passage of bill 22 

In case of emergency for passage of bill 31 

To be taken on vote to consider bill not introduced in time 36 



Art. 


Page. 


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143 


3 


150 


4 


153 


4 


154 


11 


169 


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154 


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139 


3 


149 


3 


149 


2 


144 


2 


144 


6 


161 


6 


161 


6 


161 


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6 


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27 


191 


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15 


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21 


181 


15 


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ADDENDUM 



CONTAINING THE 



SCHOOL TEXT BOOK LA^A^ 



PASSED OVER GOVERNOR'S VETO 



BY THE 



EXTRAOEDINARY SESSION, JUNE 12, 1901. 



SELECTION OF SCHOOL TEXT BOOKS. 

[House Bill No. 82.] 

An Act to provide for the selection and use of school text books 
and supplementary text books in the public schools of the State 
of Washington, for the prescribing of courses of study therein, 
and dividing the school districts of the state into classes, and 
repealing all laws and parts of laws inconsistent with the pro- 
visions of this act. 

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Washington : 
Section 1. That for the purpose of this act the school 
districts of the State of Washington shall be and they 
hereby are divided into and shall consist of two classes, 
viz.: School districts of the first class and school dis- ^|stricts°^ 
tricts of the second class, and the school districts of 
the first class shall consist of all of the school districts 
in the state which are maintaining or which shall here- 
after establish and maintain a high school of not less 
than a two years' course of study. Every other school 
district of the state shall be a school district of the sec- 
ond class, and the school districts of the second class of 
the State of Washington shall consist of all school dis- 
tricts which are not maintaining or which shall not 
hereafter establish and maintain a high school of not 
less than a two years' course of study. 

Sec. 2. That the text books for use in the public fe^^ftJ'^°^,s°l 
schools of each school district of the first class shall be i^ywiiom. 
selected by the text book commission of such school 
district. The text book commission of such school °/f^^^fsl°ion. 
district shall consist of five persons, including the city 
superintendent, or, if there be none, then the principal 
of the high school, who shall be ex-officio chairman of 
the commission, two members of the city board of edu- 
cation, or board of school directors of the district, to 
be designated by such board, and one of whom shall 
be ex-officio secretary of the commission, and two law- 
fully qualified teachers engaged in teaching in such 
school district, to be appointed by the board of educa- 



IV 



ADDENDUM. 



Tenure 
of ofllce. 



Powers of 
commission. 



Minimum 
length of time 
text books 
shall be used. 



Supplement- 
ary books. 



Meetings. 



Shall adver- 
tise for 
proposals. 



tion or board of school directors of the district. Each 
member of the text book commission shall take the 
oath to faithfully discharge the duties of his office. 
The term of office of the text book commision shall be 
five years and until their successors are appointed and 
qualified. A text book commission shall be appointed 
in each school district of the first class, in the month 
of June in the year 1901, and in every month of June 
every five years thereafter. Said text book commission 
shall have power to select text books for the use in the 
public schools of the school district for which it is ap- 
pointed, and it shall be the duty of the board of 
directors to require the introduction and use of all 
text books lawfully adopted for use in their respective 
districts. The text books selectejl by the commission 
shall cover such branches and studies as are required 
to be taught in like schools, by the state course of 
study issued by the State Superintendent of Public In- 
struction, and as are required to be taught by the laws 
of the State of Washington. Any text book selected 
for use in the schools of the district shall continue 
in use until displaced or replaced by order of the text 
book commission, and no text book selected or intro- 
duced into the schools by the text book commission 
shall be displaced or replaced within three years from 
the date of its introduction into the schools. But 
nothing in this act or any other law shall be so con- 
strued as to prevent the text book commission of any 
school district of the first class from using or introduc- 
ing, at any time, any supplementary or additional 
books which may from time to time be deemed neces- 
sary in order to maintain the highest standard of 
excellence in the schools of the district. 

Sec. 3. The text book commission of each school dis- 
trict of the first class shall, between the first day of 
April and the first day of July of each year, when any 
text books are to be selected by such commission, pub- 
lish an advertisement in a newspaper of general circu- 
lation published in the county, or if there be no such 
newspaper published in the county, then in any news- 



ADDENDUM. -, 

paper published and having a general circulation in 
the state, to the effect that the commission will, on a 
day therein named, select text books for the use of the 
schools in such districts, and invite proposals for the 
furnishing of such books, the proposals to state an ex- 
change and a retail price at which the proposer will 
furnish books for the schools of the district during the 
period of their use in such schools. 

Sec. 4. It shall be the duty of the principal of each Duties of 

•^ jr jr principal. 

school in all districts of the first class to prepare and 
issue, under the direction of the city board of educa- 
tion, or board of school directors of the district, a course 
of study for his schools, which course of study must, 
before going into effect, be approved by the State 
Superintendent of Public Instruction. Such course of ^tu"dy.^°^ 
study shall conform to the manual, or general outline, 
prescribed by the State Superintendent of Public In- 
struction, and all examinations and promotions under 
the same shall be based upon the minimum credits in 
each study, as prescribed by the State Superintendent 
of Public Instruction in his general manual or outline 
course of study. 

Sec. 5. That there shall be in each county in this county board 

■^ of education 

state containing any school district or districts of the ^^jf^^^*® °* 
second class, a county board of education, which shall 
be composed of five persons, including the county su- 
perintendent of common schools, who shall be ex-officio 
president of the board, two lawfully qualified teachers 
engaged in teaching in the county, and two citizen 
taxpayers of the county, which last mentioned four mem- 
bers of the county board of education shall be appointed 
by the board of county commissioners of each and 
every county in the state. Each member of the county stiaii take 
board of education shall take an oath to faithfully and 
honestly discharge the duties of his office. The term 
of office of the members of the countv board of educa- Tenure 

•^ ^ of oftice. 

tion shall be four years, and they shall hold their 
offices until their successors are appointed and qualified. 
The board of county commissioners in each county Jp^f^ed. 
shall, in the month of March, 1901, and in the month 



VI 



ADDENDUM. 



Duties of 
board. 



Shall 
advertise 
for proposals. 



Minimum 
length of time 
books may 
be used. 



Supplement- 
ary books. 



Annual meet- 
ing of board. 



Special 
meetings. 



Course of 
study. 



of March every four years thereafter, appoint the 
county board of education for their respective coun- 
ties, and they shall have power and it shall be their 
duty to fill all vacancies that may occur in said board. 
Sec. 6. The county board of education in each county 
of this state shall, between the first day of April and 
the first day of July of each year when any text books 
are to be selected, publish and advertise in a news- 
paper of general circulation in said county to the effect 
that said county board of education will on a day 
named therein select text books for the use of all the 
school districts of the second class in said county, and 
invite proposals for the furnishing of such books, the 
proposals to state an exchange price, a wholesale price 
and a retail price at which the proposer will furnish 
books for the schools of all districts of the second class 
during the period of their use in the schools of such 
districts. Any text books selected for use in the schools 
shall remain in use until the same shall be displaced 
or replaced by the county board of education ; but no 
book selected and introduced into the schools shall in 
any event be changed within five years from the date 
of introduction. The county board of education or 
the officers of any school district of the second class, 
shall have power to select, introduce and use additional 
and supplementary books at any time, when they deem 
it necessary, in order to establish and maintain the 
highest standard of excellence in their schools. The 
county board of education shall hold an annual meet- 
ing at the county seat, on the second Monday in July, 
1901, and on the second Monday in July in each year 
thereafter, for the purpose of transacting any business 
that may lawfully come before it, and they shall meet 
at such other times as may be deemed necessary by 
the majority of the board, and it shall be the duty of 
the county superintendent, as president of the board, 
to call a meeting at any time, upon the written request 
of three members of the board : Provided, That the 
Superintendent of Public Instruction shall have power 
and it shall be his duty to prescribe a uniform course 



ADDENDUM. vii 

of study for all schools of the second class : Provided 
further, That any publisher or publishers of school 
books furnishing books under the provisions of this 
act to any district or districts of this state shall deposit 
with the Superintendent of Public Instruction a copy 
of any and all books so furnished. 

Sec. 7. Each member of the text book commission ofSemte^rs'''^ 
in school districts of the first class shall receive as°*^°*'^'^" 
compensation for his services, the sum of three dollars 
for each day during which he is in attendance upon the 
meetings of the text book commission, and such compen- 
sation shall be paid from the funds of the school district. 
Each member of the county board of education shall 
receive three dollars for each day he is in attendance 
upon a meeting of the board, and the same shall be 
paid from the funds of the county. 

Sec. 8. In all ioint districts of the second class, that Joi?* dist"cts 

J ' under jurisdic- 

is to say, in all school districts of the second class ^^ard! ^^^^ 
situated in more than one county, such joint school 
district shall, for the purposes of this act, be held and 
deemed to be a school district within the one of said 
counties first created, and for all purposes of this act it 
shall be under the control and jurisdiction of the 
county board of education of such oldest county. 

Sec. 9. That section 105, being article I, of chapter certain 

' o i r provisions 

V, of the Code of Public Instruction of the State of repealed. 
Washington, passed by the Legislature of the State of 
Washington at the session of 1897, approved March 19, 
1897, and all other parts of said Code of Public Instruc- 
tion in any wise in conflict with the provisions of this 
act, and all other acts and parts of acts in any wise 
conflicting with the provisions of this act, be and the 
same are hereby repealed. 

Passed the House March 5, 1901. 

Passed the Senate March 14, 1901. 

Vetoed by the Governor, March 23, 1901. 

Passed the House, notwithstanding Governor's veto, 
June 12, 1901. 

Passed the Senate, notwithstanding Governor's veto, 
June 12, 1901. 



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